# Brazil Pauses Rate Cuts: What the 13.75% Selic Hold Means for Markets

> Brazil’s central bank held the Selic rate at 13.75%, pausing after five consecutive quarter-point cuts that had lowered the rate from 15%. The decision leaves policymakers to assess the effects of earlier easing amid inflation expectations, fiscal uncertainty, global interest rates and pressure from a stronger U.S. dollar.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T03:09:07.239Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86918-brazil-pauses-rate-cuts-what-the-13-75-selic-hold-means-for-markets
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping Brazilian rates high can support the real relative to a faster easing path, but the article describes financial-market channels rather than a direct change in feed supply or demand. No listed feed commodity has a clear price direction from this decision alone.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2021-07-23 | [Brazil's real gains on rate-hike bets, but loses for the week \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46261-brazil-s-real-gains-on-rate-hike-bets-but-loses-for-the-week-financial-post.md) | -3.0% | +3.8% |
| USDBRL | 2024-07-15 | [Brazil: the real economy and markets - the quest for synchronicity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29481-brazil-the-real-economy-and-markets-the-quest-for-synchronicity.md) | +1.9% | +1.0% |
| USDBRL | 2021-10-27 | [Brazil's real gains as bets rise for large rate hike - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44785-brazil-s-real-gains-as-bets-rise-for-large-rate-hike-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.7% | +0.2% |
| USDBRL | 2018-05-22 | [brazil-currency-weakness-halts-the-interest-rate-cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9714-brazil-currency-weakness-halts-the-interest-rate-cuts.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| USDBRL | 2017-09-05 | [Brazil: Rate cuts to continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69154-brazil-rate-cuts-to-continue.md) | -1.3% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- blog.e8markets.com: https://blog.e8markets.com/article/brazil-pauses-rate-cuts-what-the-1375-selic-hold-means-for-markets

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