# Dollar follows external relief after midterms and trades lower against the real

> The Brazilian real opened stronger as the US dollar weakened abroad after Democrats won the US midterm elections. Spot dollar traded about 0.23% lower near R$5.47 in the morning session, away from an intraday low of R$5.4522. Investors remained cautious about domestic policy uncertainty ahead of the Copom rate decision.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T15:08:47.748Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79907-dollar-follows-external-relief-after-midterms-and-trades-lower-against-the-real
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and firmer real lower the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients such as soymeal and corn for Brazilian buyers, while domestic rate and fiscal uncertainty limits the move.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2024-08-06 | [Dollar closes lower amid external relief and Copom minutes \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11947-dollar-closes-lower-amid-external-relief-and-copom-minutes-brasil-247.md) | -4.2% | -1.7% |
| USDBRL | 2025-09-26 | [Dollar weakens against the real after US inflation data \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23088-dollar-weakens-against-the-real-after-us-inflation-data-brasil-247.md) | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| USDBRL | 2024-09-18 | [Dollar falls for the 6th session against the real after larger interest rate cut by the Fed \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12466-dollar-falls-for-the-6th-session-against-the-real-after-larger-interest-rate.md) | -0.6% | +2.9% |
| USDBRL | 2024-09-26 | [Dollar falls against real after China signals more economic stimulus \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28516-dollar-falls-against-real-after-china-signals-more-economic-stimulus-brasil-247.md) | -0.8% | +4.1% |
| USDBRL | 2017-11-06 | [U.S. Dollar Slides Against Emerging Markets on Low Yields - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68183-u-s-dollar-slides-against-emerging-markets-on-low-yields-wsj.md) | -0.4% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2022-07-28 | [Pound Sterling Extends Gains against Euro and Dollar on post-Fed Relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40759-pound-sterling-extends-gains-against-euro-and-dollar-on-post-fed-relief.md) | -0.3% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2018-07-30 | [Rand gains ground against the dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64323-rand-gains-ground-against-the-dollar.md) | +0.2% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2021-12-17 | [Ringgit opens lower against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43870-ringgit-opens-lower-against-us-dollar.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- valor.globo.com: https://valor.globo.com/financas/noticia/2026/11/04/dolar-acompanha-alivio-externo-apos-midterms-e-opera-em-queda-ante-o-real.ghtml

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