# Dollar Jumps Over 9% in the Week as Ibovespa Records Worst Drop Since 2020

> The US dollar rose 9.15% over the week following Brazil's presidential runoff, its largest weekly gain since 2008. The Ibovespa fell 18.12%, its steepest weekly drop since March 2020, with the real closing at R$5.446.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:10:44.710Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75890-dollar-jumps-over-9-in-the-week-as-ibovespa-records-worst-drop-since-2020
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The sharp real depreciation makes Brazilian soybean and corn exports more price-competitive, which can weigh on world prices, while raising Brazilian feed input costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2021-01-22 | [Latam FX falls as dollar rises, Brazil real lags peers for the week - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49387-latam-fx-falls-as-dollar-rises-brazil-real-lags-peers-for-the-week-markets.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| USDBRL | 2024-01-23 | [Brazil's real weakens past 5.00 per dollar for 1st time since November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32323-brazil-s-real-weakens-past-5-00-per-dollar-for-1st-time-since-november.md) | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| USDBRL | 2024-09-23 | [Dollar rises more than 1% at the start of a week marked by inflation data in Brazil and the US \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28517-dollar-rises-more-than-1-at-the-start-of-a-week-marked-by-inflation-data-in.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| USDBRL | 2025-10-30 | [Dollar rises against the real, still influenced by Fed decision \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22619-dollar-rises-against-the-real-still-influenced-by-fed-decision-brasil-247.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| USDBRL | 2018-07-30 | [Dollar kicks off the week with a 0.33% hike - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64231-dollar-kicks-off-the-week-with-a-0-33-hike-anba-news-agency.md) | -0.0% | +10.3% |
| SOY | 2021-06-16 | [Dollar jumps after Fed pulls interest rate hikes into 2023 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5929-dollar-jumps-after-fed-pulls-interest-rate-hikes-into-2023-reuters.md) | -4.9% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2016-12-14 | [Dollar climbs to strongest since 2003 on Fed path; bonds drop - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5972-dollar-climbs-to-strongest-since-2003-on-fed-path-bonds-drop-moneyweb.md) | -2.2% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2021-12-30 | [Dollar on track for best year since 2015](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43836-dollar-on-track-for-best-year-since-2015.md) | +2.0% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- grupoopus.com: https://grupoopus.com/en/news/dolar-sobe-mais-de-9-na-semana-e-ibovespa-registra-pior-perda-desde-2020

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