# Brazil's dollar fixing rises 1.33% before Copom decision

> Brazil's official PTAX dollar selling rate rose to R$5.4935 on 3 November, up 1.33% from R$5.4212 on 30 October. The comparison spans the 2 November national holiday. The Copom policy decision, with the Selic at 13.75%, is due on 4 November.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T03:08:06.786Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78996-brazil-s-dollar-fixing-rises-1-33-before-copom-decision
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

PTAX is a benchmark for currency contracts, and a weaker real raises the reais cost of Brazilian export commodities for dollar buyers. Traders will watch the Copom outcome for the next move in the currency.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-06-28 | [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 | 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 | 2020-04-29 | [Decline in Brazil’s Real Underscores Need for Hedging](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53837-decline-in-brazil-s-real-underscores-need-for-hedging.md) | -0.0% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- fxnews.ai: https://fxnews.ai/news/brazil-dollar-ptax-fixing-rises-copom-november-3-2026/

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