# USD/BRL reference rises 1.48% in week of 13.75% Selic pause

> Brazil’s PTAX midpoint rose 1.48% over the week to R$5.5010 per US dollar on November 6. The real weakened despite the central bank holding the Selic rate at 13.75%.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T12:09:07.214Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87410-usd-brl-reference-rises-1-48-in-week-of-13-75-selic-pause
- 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 ingredients and other commodities priced in dollars. The move points to upward pressure on the USD/BRL exchange rate.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2024-09-23 | [Dollar rises more than 1% at the start of a week marked by inflation data in Brazil and the US \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28517-dollar-rises-more-than-1-at-the-start-of-a-week-marked-by-inflation-data-in.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| USDBRL | 2016-11-10 | [USD/BRL: Brazilian real tumbles to lowest since June — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5468-usd-brl-brazilian-real-tumbles-to-lowest-since-june-octa.md) | +6.1% | +4.5% |
| USDBRL | 2024-07-08 | [Special Analysis \| Why did the USDBRL rise so much in 2024?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29480-special-analysis-why-did-the-usdbrl-rise-so-much-in-2024.md) | -0.4% | +4.7% |
| USDBRL | 2020-10-31 | [Brazil's central bank intervenes twice in the week in support of the weakening Real — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50836-brazil-s-central-bank-intervenes-twice-in-the-week-in-support-of-the-weakening.md) | -5.2% | -9.0% |
| USDBRL | 2023-01-20 | [Brazil's real set for 2% weekly loss on worries over c.bank independence \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37979-brazil-s-real-set-for-2-weekly-loss-on-worries-over-c-bank-independence.md) | -2.6% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- fxnews.ai: https://fxnews.ai/news/usd-brl-ptax-week-selic-hold-november-2026/

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