# Dollar closes the week at R$5.65, highest since early November

> The Central Bank's PTAX dollar rate closed Friday, November 13, at R$5.6518, its highest level since early November. The dollar moved from R$5.51 on Monday to R$5.6143 on Thursday before closing the week at the period's high.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T18:10:29.332Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99731-dollar-closes-the-week-at-r-5-65-highest-since-early-november
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar against the real raises the cost of imported inputs and makes Brazilian exports cheaper in dollar terms, which can support Brazilian soybean meal and other commodity export competitiveness while raising feed import costs for Brazilian buyers.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| USDBRL | 2025-12-01 | [Dollar closes higher against the real, bucking the trend abroad \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8062-dollar-closes-higher-against-the-real-bucking-the-trend-abroad-brasil-247.md) | +1.3% | +4.5% |
| 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 | 2018-07-30 | [Dollar kicks off the week with a 0.33% hike - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64231-dollar-kicks-off-the-week-with-a-0-33-hike-anba-news-agency.md) | -0.0% | +10.3% |
| USDBRL | 2024-04-16 | [Resurgent Dollar, Higher Yields Send EM Currencies to 2024 Lows - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11278-resurgent-dollar-higher-yields-send-em-currencies-to-2024-lows-bloomberg.md) | +0.6% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- anotamanaus.com.br: https://anotamanaus.com.br/dolar-fecha-a-semana-em-r-565-maior-valor-desde-inicio-de-novembro/

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