# Dollar today tops R$5.55 despite Selic at 13.75%

> The dollar opened 0.83% higher at R$5.551 even though Brazil’s Selic rate remained at 13.75%. Investors weighed the Copom minutes, US inflation expectations, international interest-rate prospects, and uncertainty about Brazil’s economic outlook.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T15:12:53.167Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91939-dollar-today-tops-r-5-55-despite-selic-at-13-75
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker real increases the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients, even when domestic interest rates are high. The exchange rate reflects broader risk and rate expectations as well as the interest-rate differential.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2018-06-14 | [Dollar sees sharpest spike in 13 months - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64741-dollar-sees-sharpest-spike-in-13-months-anba-news-agency.md) | +0.6% | +3.7% |
| USDBRL | 2024-08-30 | [Spot dollar closes higher for the 5th session despite interventions by the Central Bank \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29018-spot-dollar-closes-higher-for-the-5th-session-despite-interventions-by-the.md) | -0.8% | -3.6% |
| USDBRL | 2024-12-18 | [Dollar index hits two-year high after Fed delivers rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26849-dollar-index-hits-two-year-high-after-fed-delivers-rate-cut.md) | +1.3% | -1.1% |
| USDBRL | 2018-05-18 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil real slumps despite intervention amid emerging market selloff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9713-emerging-markets-brazil-real-slumps-despite-intervention-amid-emerging-market.md) | -1.8% | +1.2% |
| 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

- economicnewsbrasil.com.br: https://economicnewsbrasil.com.br/2026/11/10/dolar-hoje-selic-juros-altos/

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