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The Brazilian real sold off sharply after Justice Minister Sergio Moro resigned, accusing President Bolsonaro of political interference in federal police. USD/BRL hit a record 5.7126 before easing to about 5.66, and the Bovespa fell nearly 7%.
A weaker real lowers the dollar cost of Brazilian soybean and meal exports, which can weigh on global soy complex prices, while raising import costs for Brazilian feed makers.
forexcrunch.comFX StreetApr 24, 2020After 301 past bullish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +1.0% over 20.
After 117 past bearish macro events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -2.5% to +1.7%), and +0.5% over 20.
After 273 past bearish macro events, Soybeans moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -2.4% to +1.4%), and -0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Moro's resignation and accusations of political interference triggered a sentiment-driven selloff, pushing USD/BRL to a record 5.71 and the Bovespa down nearly 7%, which directly explains the 4.33% one-day BRL move.
Moro's resignation and his accusations of political interference triggered a sharp real sell-off, with USD/BRL hitting a record 5.7126 on 2020-04-24, which directly explains much of the 8.2% weekly move via a political-risk sentiment shock and capital outflows.
