The 1986 South American Basketball Championship for women , the twentieth South American Basketball Championship for women , took place between April 16 and 18, 1986 in Guaratinguetá , Brazil , and hosted the championship for the third time. The winner was the host , who won the South American Women's Championship for the eleventh time, unbeaten.
The game was played in the form of a round-robin tournament with four teams. Each team played against each other exactly once, so that each team played three games (a total of six games were played). There were two points for each win and one point for a defeat. The team with the highest points was the South American women's basketball champions in 1986. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided .