# Brazil's cenbank head says real is floating currency after Trump criticism

> Brazil's central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto said on Monday that the currency is floating and the bank will intervene only when needed. He attributed the recent real weakness to investor frustration over oil auction results.

- Date: 2019-12-02 · published 2019-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55775-brazil-s-cenbank-head-says-real-is-floating-currency-after-trump-criticism
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Central bank intervention limits determine how far the real can move, which affects Brazilian feed ingredient export pricing and import costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2025-07-10 | [Brazil stocks slip, real rebounds after Trump's 50% tariff threat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23997-brazil-stocks-slip-real-rebounds-after-trump-s-50-tariff-threat.md) | +2.0% | +0.4% |
| USDBRL | 2025-02-03 | [Trump's tariffs raise fears Brazil's central bank is out of step on inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26256-trump-s-tariffs-raise-fears-brazil-s-central-bank-is-out-of-step-on-inflation.md) | -0.9% | +0.8% |
| USDBRL | 2025-03-21 | [Brazil's tax dividend fear helped currency drop, reflects in rebound, says Campos Neto](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25804-brazil-s-tax-dividend-fear-helped-currency-drop-reflects-in-rebound-says-campos.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| USDBRL | 2026-03-19 | [Brazilian Real Steady After Copom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20384-brazilian-real-steady-after-copom.md) | +0.3% | -3.9% |
| USDBRL | 2023-09-26 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil's real steady after inflation data, Hungary trims interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34325-emerging-markets-brazil-s-real-steady-after-inflation-data-hungary-trims.md) | +2.3% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-currency/brazils-cenbank-head-says-real-is-floating-currency-after-trump-criticism-idUSE6N25P01Q/

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