# US midterms could raise the dollar and interest rates in Brazil | TV Sim Brasil

> US midterm elections on November 3 will renew Congress, with Democrats projected to win the House and hold a narrow Senate edge. Analysts say the result could add pressure on the real and Brazilian futures rates ahead of the Copom decision.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T09:09:11.830Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77376-us-midterms-could-raise-the-dollar-and-interest-rates-in-brazil-tv-sim-brasil
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger US dollar and higher Brazilian rates would weigh on the real, affecting the cost of Brazilian feed inputs and export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2023-09-08 | [Why the US Fed's interest rate pause is a win for dollar bulls \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34010-why-the-us-fed-s-interest-rate-pause-is-a-win-for-dollar-bulls-the-national.md) | -2.2% | +4.1% |
| 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 | 2025-11-19 | [Dollar rises in the Brazilian market following international movement \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22163-dollar-rises-in-the-brazilian-market-following-international-movement-brasil-247.md) | +1.3% | +3.8% |
| USDBRL | 2018-05-22 | [brazil-currency-weakness-halts-the-interest-rate-cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9714-brazil-currency-weakness-halts-the-interest-rate-cuts.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| USDBRL | 2024-11-12 | [Brazil’s real weakens, interest rates climb under Trump effect](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27618-brazil-s-real-weakens-interest-rates-climb-under-trump-effect.md) | -0.6% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- tvsimbrasil.com.br: https://tvsimbrasil.com.br/brasil/economia/noticia/2026/11/02/midterms-eua-podem-elevar-dolar-juros-brasil

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