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Energy traders can earn up to US$ 4 million in Brazil

oglobo10 September 2026 at 14:50

Brazil's wholesale electricity market, valued at US$ 55 billion, is going through a hiring wave that has attracted traders with compensation packages of up to US$ 4 million. The positions are not in traditional commodity trading hubs like Houston, London, or Singapore, but rather in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, where market giants are advancing to profit from unprecedented price swings.

Among the companies expanding their operations in Brazil are Trafigura, which hired seven people for its office in Rio de Janeiro and obtained a trading license earlier this year, and Macquarie, which added at least ten traders in the country. These companies are taking advantage of the volatility in Brazil's electricity market, considered one of the most volatile in the world.

Traders working in this market receive an unusual degree of autonomy to close deals, in addition to multimillion-dollar compensation. The search for qualified professionals reflects the growing interest of major international trading houses in the profit potential offered by price swings in Brazil's electricity market.

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