Brazil's market is in a defensive regime.
Edition no. 1,000 · July 16, 2026 · Regime defensivo · for 46 days · reconstructed essentials
◦ Index methodology v2.2 (working papers with DOI). See the methodology.
The session improved the market's mood. The day closes at 84, constructive territory. In the index composition, defensives widened their edge over cyclicals.
Other times the archive saw the market in a state like today’s — what came next.
- ●A year agoAugust 31, 2025Ibovespa that day141,125 ptsthe archive suggested+7% in 6m hist. medianwhat happened in 6 months180,464 pts (+28%)Reread the edition of August 31, 2025 →
- ○Five years agoApril 2021Ibovespa 118,894 → 103,501 pts (-13% in 6m) · reread →
- ○First time in the archiveMarch 2000Ibovespa 17,820 → 15,928 pts (-11% in 6m) · reread →
In 71 times the archive saw the market in a state like today’s since 2000, the Ibovespa was higher six months later 73% of the time — median +7.6% — not always upward. Explore the archive →
Other editions the archive read in a market state close to today’s — same neighbourhood of the Perene Risk Index.
The global backdrop is calibrating and the intermarket neutral.
Observed distribution, not a forecast.
- Ibovespa: 173,825 pts
The next reading arrives on the next business day — the regime is monthly, and the daily pulse carries the change until month-end.
Regime defensivo · for 46 days
Concepts: Brazil Regime · Intermarket BR · Historical Analogs · How to read: six steps · Methodology · Track record · From the archive: essays & precedents · Every defensive stretch in the Atlas →