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Traders Sell First, Ask Later as Brazil Bond Rout Hits Aegea

The B3 stock exchange in the financial district of São Paulo. — The B3 stock exchange in the financial district of São Paulo.
Photographer: Victor Moriyama/Bloomberg

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By Vinicius Andrade, Giovanna Bellotti Azevedo, and Rachel Gamarski

April 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM UTC

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April 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM UTC

In a matter of weeks, Aegea Saneamento e Participacoes SA went from eyeing a multi-billion-dollar valuation in a Brazilian IPO to watching its bond investors rush for the exits.

S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings cut the water utility deeper into junk territory this week, and put its credit score on watch for further downgrades after the company postponed the release of its financial statements.