# Dollar closes at R$5.56 in Brazil; PTAX falls in November

> The Brazilian dollar closed at R$5.5618 on November 11, down 0.43%, while the central bank's PTAX reference fell to R$5.5606. The dollar was still up about 2.6% in November from the October 30 PTAX of R$5.4212, and the US dollar index approached its highest since April 2025 with the yen near 160.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T06:10:48.585Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95008-dollar-closes-at-r-5-56-in-brazil-ptax-falls-in-november
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A higher dollar raises the cost of imported fertilizers, fuels and crop protection for Brazilian producers, and can support Brazilian export competitiveness for soymeal and corn. Currency moves therefore pass through to feed ingredient costs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2017-01-18 | [Brazil says not worried about strong dollar as rate cuts intensify](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73177-brazil-says-not-worried-about-strong-dollar-as-rate-cuts-intensify.md) | -1.2% | -4.7% |
| USDBRL | 2021-02-26 | [Brazil intervenes in FX markets to arrest real's fall — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48851-brazil-intervenes-in-fx-markets-to-arrest-real-s-fall-octa.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| USDBRL | 2020-09-04 | [Brazil's real slips against firmer dollar, Wall St slide hits Latam stocks \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51311-brazil-s-real-slips-against-firmer-dollar-wall-st-slide-hits-latam-stocks.md) | -0.1% | +7.1% |
| USDBRL | 2022-04-27 | [Brazilian real, Chilean peso steady against raging dollar \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6862-brazilian-real-chilean-peso-steady-against-raging-dollar-financial-post.md) | +0.3% | -3.2% |
| USDBRL | 2025-06-04 | [Brazil currency seen flat in near-term, restrained by trade worries: Reuters poll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24426-brazil-currency-seen-flat-in-near-term-restrained-by-trade-worries-reuters-poll.md) | -1.4% | -3.8% |
| DXY | 2018-10-22 | [US dollar rises as pound falls amid Brexit negotiations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62807-us-dollar-rises-as-pound-falls-amid-brexit-negotiations.md) | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2017-01-27 | [Canadian dollar weakens as oil falls, investors brace for Poloz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73216-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-oil-falls-investors-brace-for-poloz.md) | -1.2% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2024-07-18 | [Euro falls after ECB holds rates, dollar climbs after data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29485-euro-falls-after-ecb-holds-rates-dollar-climbs-after-data.md) | +0.8% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- obairrista.news: https://obairrista.news/materia/stoxx-600-fecha-em-recorde-e-dolar-sobe-la-fora-no-brasil-ptax-recua-a-r-5-56-1866ed

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