# Particle: Democratic Takeover of U.S. Congress Weakens Dollar and Gives Modest Lift to the Real

> The Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress in the midterm elections, and markets priced this as a check on President Trump's fiscal, tax and regulatory plans. The dollar fell and the real opened around R$5.4587 in Brazil, with spot trading near R$5.4743. Gains for the real were limited by domestic uncertainty ahead of the Copom decision, which is expected to hold the Selic at 13.75%.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T15:08:48.254Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79912-particle-democratic-takeover-of-u-s-congress-weakens-dollar-and-gives-modest
- 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 on reduced US policy risk modestly eases pressure on emerging-market currencies, lowering the cost of dollar-priced feed imports, while domestic rate and fiscal uncertainty caps the gain.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-12-04 | [Brazil stocks gain; real firms as U.S. dollar weakens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61764-brazil-stocks-gain-real-firms-as-u-s-dollar-weakens.md) | +2.1% | -3.1% |
| 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 | 2021-08-23 | [Rebound in commodity prices, weaker dollar lift Latam currencies - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45760-rebound-in-commodity-prices-weaker-dollar-lift-latam-currencies-markets.md) | -3.8% | -1.3% |
| USDBRL | 2024-07-10 | [Latam FX Talking: Making the most of a short-lived rebound \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9456-latam-fx-talking-making-the-most-of-a-short-lived-rebound-articles-ing-think.md) | +0.5% | +3.9% |
| DXY | 2025-09-23 | [Rand defies pressure: US tariffs fail to weaken currency’s surge against the Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23181-rand-defies-pressure-us-tariffs-fail-to-weaken-currency-s-surge-against-the.md) | +0.3% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2019-01-30 | [U.S. Dollar Dives after Federal Reserve Moves to the Sidelines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61290-u-s-dollar-dives-after-federal-reserve-moves-to-the-sidelines.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2020-06-10 | [Possible Fed move to cap yield rise could further weaken U.S. dollar \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52807-possible-fed-move-to-cap-yield-rise-could-further-weaken-u-s-dollar-financial.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- particle.news: https://particle.news/story/democratic-takeover-of-us-congress-weakens-dollar-and-gives-modest-lift-to-the-real

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