# Colombian peso falls on protests, Brazil real leads Latam FX declines | Financial Post

> The Colombian peso fell 1.1% as anti-government protests entered a third week, and the Brazilian real led Latin American currency declines with a 1.5% drop. The dollar rose after US consumer prices came in above expectations, raising the prospect of an earlier Fed tightening.

- Date: 2021-05-12 · published 2021-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Latam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47400-colombian-peso-falls-on-protests-brazil-real-leads-latam-fx-declines-financial
- Commodities: [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar and weaker Latin American currencies raise the local cost of imported feed and fuel. Expectations of Fed tightening could keep pressure on EM currencies.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲
- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2023-05-31 | [Brazil's real leads fall in Latam FX, Chile's peso down as copper output drops \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36145-brazil-s-real-leads-fall-in-latam-fx-chile-s-peso-down-as-copper-output-drops.md) | -3.0% | -4.3% |
| USDBRL | 2021-01-29 | [Brazil's real lags Latam FX on a barrage of weak data \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49383-brazil-s-real-lags-latam-fx-on-a-barrage-of-weak-data-financial-post.md) | +0.5% | +3.2% |
| USDBRL | 2020-07-23 | [Latam FX weakens, Brazil's real comes off one-month high \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52312-latam-fx-weakens-brazil-s-real-comes-off-one-month-high-financial-post.md) | +1.0% | +8.0% |
| USDBRL | 2023-01-19 | [Mexican peso leads LatAm FX lower as recession fears grow - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37997-mexican-peso-leads-latam-fx-lower-as-recession-fears-grow-financial-post.md) | -0.8% | +1.7% |
| USDBRL | 2022-12-07 | [Brazilian real up on fiscal relief; Peru's sol falls amid political turmoil \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38510-brazilian-real-up-on-fiscal-relief-peru-s-sol-falls-amid-political-turmoil.md) | +0.5% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/colombian-peso-falls-on-protests-brazil-real-leads-latam-fx-declines

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