# Foreign investors see the real’s post-election plunge as excessive

> Economists and strategists at several financial institutions described the real’s depreciation after Brazil’s presidential election as excessive and said some of the move could reverse. The dollar had risen 10.33% against the real since the last trading session before the runoff, while the institutions’ year-end exchange-rate forecasts varied.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T21:08:40.384Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87982-foreign-investors-see-the-real-s-post-election-plunge-as-excessive
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A possible correction in the real’s decline could lower the local-currency cost of imported feed and fertilizer, but the mixed exchange-rate forecasts leave the near-term currency outlook uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2021-08-25 | [USD/BRL Flat As Investors Brace for Rate Hikes Amid Higher Inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45758-usd-brl-flat-as-investors-brace-for-rate-hikes-amid-higher-inflation.md) | -2.6% | -0.1% |
| USDBRL | 2025-03-21 | [Foreign bets against Brazilian real drop $35bn in three months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25805-foreign-bets-against-brazilian-real-drop-35bn-in-three-months.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| USDBRL | 2026-10-04 | [Brazilian Real Faces Uncertain Path After Election as Fiscal Risks Loom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4937-brazilian-real-faces-uncertain-path-after-election-as-fiscal-risks-loom.md) | -4.7% | — |
| USDBRL | 2026-08-19 | [Brazilian Real: Election risks then renewed gains – Commerzbank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18107-brazilian-real-election-risks-then-renewed-gains-commerzbank.md) | -1.1% | -1.2% |
| USDBRL | 2023-12-11 | [Exchange rate seen as stable amid high interest rate differential](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32939-exchange-rate-seen-as-stable-amid-high-interest-rate-differential.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- prensamercosur.org: https://prensamercosur.org/2026/11/08/estrangeiros-avaliam-que-tombo-do-real-no-pos-eleicao-foi-exagerado/

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