# Dollar Rises and Approaches R$5.50; Ibovespa Posts Sixth Straight Decline

> The commercial dollar closed up 0.79% at R$5.4871 on November 3, while the Ibovespa fell 1.42% to 165,528 points, its sixth consecutive loss. The first Focus market survey after the presidential runoff raised the 2027 inflation forecast to 4.76%, above the 4.5% target ceiling, and lifted the year-end 2026 Selic forecast to 12.50%. Markets are awaiting the Copom monetary policy decision.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T00:11:58.185Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78586-dollar-rises-and-approaches-r-5-50-ibovespa-posts-sixth-straight-decline
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher inflation and rate expectations and a weaker real raise the cost of Brazilian feed and input imports, and tighten credit for livestock and feed producers. A weaker real can also make Brazilian grain and meal exports more competitive in global markets.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2025-07-28 | [Dollar approaches R$5,60 again, driven by external factors after agreement between the US and EU \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24001-dollar-approaches-r-5-60-again-driven-by-external-factors-after-agreement.md) | -0.4% | -2.6% |
| USDBRL | 2018-06-28 | [How a Rising U.S. Dollar Puts Argentina's and Brazil's Economies at Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64805-how-a-rising-u-s-dollar-puts-argentina-s-and-brazil-s-economies-at-risk.md) | +1.8% | -3.2% |
| USDBRL | 2018-08-22 | [Dollar enters sixth day on upward streak - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12513-dollar-enters-sixth-day-on-upward-streak-anba-news-agency.md) | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| 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 | 2022-04-28 | [Global shares rise as earnings boost, U.S. dollar hits 20-year high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42072-global-shares-rise-as-earnings-boost-u-s-dollar-hits-20-year-high.md) | -0.2% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- economia.uol.com.br: https://economia.uol.com.br/cotacoes/noticias/redacao/2026/11/03/dolar-sobe-e-flerta-com-r-550-ibovespa-tem-sexta-queda-seguida.htm

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