# Dollar and interest rates: market closes under external pressure

> The Brazilian real closed at R$5.65 per US dollar, its weakest close since June 2025, as external pressures weighed on the currency. Long-term Brazilian interest rates returned above 15% and the Ibovespa fell 0.43%.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T09:09:36.030Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99262-dollar-and-interest-rates-market-closes-under-external-pressure
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker real raises the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients and fertilizers for Brazilian buyers, while high domestic rates tighten financing for producers and feed mills. Oil-driven and US Treasury-driven pressure on emerging-market currencies adds to the volatility of Brazilian feed input costs.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2024-05-31 | [Dollar surpasses R$ 5,25 as battle over Ptax rate overshadows international markets \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30474-dollar-surpasses-r-5-25-as-battle-over-ptax-rate-overshadows-international.md) | +1.0% | +6.8% |
| USDBRL | 2024-11-12 | [Brazil’s real weakens, interest rates climb under Trump effect](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27618-brazil-s-real-weakens-interest-rates-climb-under-trump-effect.md) | -0.6% | +4.7% |
| USDBRL | 2024-07-02 | [Stress in domestic market continues, pressures Brazilian real](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9453-stress-in-domestic-market-continues-pressures-brazilian-real.md) | -2.8% | +1.2% |
| USDBRL | 2018-02-02 | [Signs of Firming U.S. Inflation Put Emerging Market Currencies Under Pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66723-signs-of-firming-u-s-inflation-put-emerging-market-currencies-under-pressure.md) | +3.7% | +2.5% |
| USDBRL | 2020-03-19 | [A global rush into the US dollar is driving extreme market moves and a temporary shortage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6274-a-global-rush-into-the-us-dollar-is-driving-extreme-market-moves-and-a.md) | -1.1% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- spacemoney.com.br: https://www.spacemoney.com.br/economia/macroeconomia/dolar-juros-pressao-externa/

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