# Dollar opens lower, eyeing Democratic win in US Congress; Ibovespa rises

> The dollar opened lower against the real after the Democratic victory in the US midterms, with the spot rate near R$5.4759 around 11am. The Ibovespa rose 0.90% to 167,013 points after falling 1.42% the previous session. Investors were also watching the Copom decision and a planned provisional measure on a tax reform levy.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T15:08:47.910Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79909-dollar-opens-lower-eyeing-democratic-win-in-us-congress-ibovespa-rises
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

The result reduces expectations of aggressive US fiscal and regulatory moves, which weakens the dollar and supports emerging-market currencies that affect the cost of imported feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2022-05-26 | [Emerging-markets currencies stay strong despite dollar’s rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41608-emerging-markets-currencies-stay-strong-despite-dollar-s-rise.md) | -1.5% | +8.0% |
| USDBRL | 2022-09-12 | [Latam currencies rally as dollar weakens ahead of U.S. inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39788-latam-currencies-rally-as-dollar-weakens-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data.md) | +2.6% | +1.2% |
| USDBRL | 2026-01-30 | [Real strengthens as easing bets rise; Ibovespa slips on tech sell-off](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21251-real-strengthens-as-easing-bets-rise-ibovespa-slips-on-tech-sell-off.md) | +0.9% | -1.5% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- g1.globo.com: https://g1.globo.com/economia/noticia/2026/11/04/dolar-ibovespa.ghtml

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