# Foreign investors pare bets against Brazilian real

> Foreign investors cut their long dollar futures positions in Brazil by $7.6 billion over two weeks, to $19.7 billion, the lowest since October 31. The real had appreciated 2.21% year to date even as the dollar gained against it that Friday, closing at R$5.45 per dollar. Analysts said the trend could reverse as the presidential election approaches.

- Date: 2022-01-23 · published 2022-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43351-foreign-investors-pare-bets-against-brazilian-real
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger real lowers the local cost of dollar-priced imports and can ease pressure on Brazilian feed input costs. Reduced foreign dollar bets point to a firmer currency, which can weigh on Brazilian export competitiveness for soy and corn.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2025-01-29 | [Foreign investors cut bets against the real by $19.3bn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26710-foreign-investors-cut-bets-against-the-real-by-19-3bn.md) | -1.7% | -1.4% |
| USDBRL | 2022-03-24 | [Brazil’s Real and Stocks Are World’s Best as Foreigners Pile In](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12658-brazil-s-real-and-stocks-are-world-s-best-as-foreigners-pile-in.md) | -1.6% | -4.8% |
| USDBRL | 2023-04-24 | [Brazil woos sceptical foreign investors with new fiscal plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36625-brazil-woos-sceptical-foreign-investors-with-new-fiscal-plan-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| USDBRL | 2026-07-29 | [Brazilian Real Gains as Fed Holds Rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18564-brazilian-real-gains-as-fed-holds-rates.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| USDBRL | 2021-05-27 | [Brazilian real leads gains among Latam FX \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47313-brazilian-real-leads-gains-among-latam-fx-financial-post.md) | -4.3% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- valorinternational.globo.com: https://valorinternational.globo.com/markets/news/2022/01/23/foreign-investors-pare-bets-against-brazilian-real.ghtml

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