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The Brazilian real strengthened to 5.12 per USD from a two-week low of 5.14 on July 27 after the Federal Reserve held rates unchanged. The decision weakened the dollar, since roughly a third of the market had positioned for a hike.
Brazil also added 145,161 formal jobs in June, above expectations of 115,000.
A firmer real lowers the local-currency cost of imported feed inputs and supports Brazilian export pricing competitiveness. Its direction is driven mainly by the interest-rate gap, so the Copom decision on August 4-5 is the next swing factor.
tradingeconomics.comIsabela CoutoJul 29, 2026After 213 past bearish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.5% to +0.9%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
