# Surprise in Brazil’s inflation preview boosts local assets

> Brazil's IPCA-15 inflation preview came in below expectations, and global rate markets fell sharply. Brazilian future rate premiums dropped, the Ibovespa rose to a near-record, and the real strengthened to R$5.64 per dollar.

- Date: 2025-05-28 · published 2025-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24892-surprise-in-brazil-s-inflation-preview-boosts-local-assets
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower expected Selic hikes and a firmer real ease import costs for Brazilian feed buyers. The move is a currency and rates story with little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2021-10-13 | [Brazil central bank sells $1 bln in surprise FX swap auction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44784-brazil-central-bank-sells-1-bln-in-surprise-fx-swap-auction.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| USDBRL | 2022-10-31 | [Brazilian assets rally in volatile session after Lula elected president](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39342-brazilian-assets-rally-in-volatile-session-after-lula-elected-president.md) | -5.8% | -1.1% |
| USDBRL | 2022-06-29 | [Fed rate hike bets hit Latam assets; Brazil's real jumps \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41148-fed-rate-hike-bets-hit-latam-assets-brazil-s-real-jumps-financial-post.md) | +3.9% | +0.8% |
| USDBRL | 2025-12-11 | [Latin American assets rally on Fed cut, Brazil's cenbank maintains pause \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21716-latin-american-assets-rally-on-fed-cut-brazil-s-cenbank-maintains-pause-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -2.2% |
| USDBRL | 2021-11-08 | [Brazil's real dips on inflation woes, Chile's peso supported by copper \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44258-brazil-s-real-dips-on-inflation-woes-chile-s-peso-supported-by-copper-financial.md) | -1.4% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- valorinternational.globo.com: https://valorinternational.globo.com/markets/news/2025/05/28/surprise-drop-in-brazils-inflation-preview-boosts-local-assets.ghtml

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