# Dollar reaches R$5.48 as risk aversion worsens amid tech stock plunge

> The dollar rose 0.68% against the real on November 5, closing at R$5.4886, as losses in US technology stocks and uncertainty after the US midterm elections heightened risk aversion. Brazil’s Selic rate remained at 13.75%, providing some support to the real, while fiscal policy concerns persisted.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T03:09:03.135Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83236-dollar-reaches-r-5-48-as-risk-aversion-worsens-amid-tech-stock-plunge
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker real can raise the local cost of imported feed inputs and support the competitiveness of Brazilian exports. The move is supportive for USDBRL.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2022-04-25 | [Brazilian real tumbles amid rallying dollar and local tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6864-brazilian-real-tumbles-amid-rallying-dollar-and-local-tensions.md) | +3.5% | +2.0% |
| USDBRL | 2017-05-18 | [Dollar Rebounds, Brazilian Real Plunges as Politics Dominates - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4356-dollar-rebounds-brazilian-real-plunges-as-politics-dominates-wsj.md) | +5.6% | +5.6% |
| 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 | 2016-11-16 | [Dollar bulls have room to run on Trump win, euro could reach parity with dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9133-dollar-bulls-have-room-to-run-on-trump-win-euro-could-reach-parity-with-dollar.md) | -2.6% | -3.3% |
| USDBRL | 2024-01-23 | [Brazil's real weakens past 5.00 per dollar for 1st time since November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32323-brazil-s-real-weakens-past-5-00-per-dollar-for-1st-time-since-november.md) | -0.8% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- economia.uol.com.br: https://economia.uol.com.br/noticias/estadao-conteudo/2026/11/05/dolar-vai-a-r-548-diante-de-piora-de-aversao-ao-risco-com-tombo-de-techs.htm
- investalk.bb.com.br: https://investalk.bb.com.br/radar/fechamento-cambio-dolar-vai-a-r-548-diante-de-piora-de-aversao-ao-risco-com-tombo-de-techs

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