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The real hit its lowest nominal level in its 25-year history during the Covid-19 market panic. Analysts attribute the decline to a mix of global risk aversion, concerns about Brazil's growth, and political friction between President Bolsonaro and Congress.
Domestic political stress on top of the global sell-off suggests the real may stay weak longer, which keeps Brazilian export commodities competitive in dollar terms. The effect is bearish for dollar prices of Brazilian grains.
brazilian.reportNatália ScalzarettoMar 12, 2020After 301 past bullish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +1.0% 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.
Analysis attributing the real's record-low rout to global Covid-19 risk aversion, growth concerns and political friction explains the demand for dollars and the weaker BRL.
Published days before the move, it attributes the real's record-low rout to global risk aversion, Brazil growth worries and Bolsonaro-Congress friction, which are sentiment drivers that carried into the March 16 drop.
Global risk aversion, growth worries and political friction with Congress pushed the real to record lows, giving the underlying drivers of the depreciation.
