US dollar vs Brazilian real (USD/BRL)
- 24h high
- 5.5230
- Binance
- 24h low
- 5.4580
- Binance
- Gap to PTAX
- +0.15%
- Nov 4
- 1 day
- −0.29%
- since Nov 3
- 1 month
- +4.86%
- since Oct 2
- 1 year
- +1.73%
- since Nov 4, 2025
Facts
- The PTAX rise of +9.19% on Oct 26, 2026 was the largest daily rise since Oct 2008.
- The PTAX fall of −4.55% on Oct 5, 2026 was the largest daily fall since Sep 2015.
PTAX and USDT/BRL
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PTAX is the official BCB rate; USDT/BRL is the price of a dollar stablecoin on Binance.
How this is calculated
Daily. PTAX: BCB sell rate. USDT/BRL: Binance daily close (UTC).
Crypto gap: USDT/BRL vs PTAX
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Above 0: USDT/BRL is above the PTAX at PTAX time; below 0: below it.
How this is calculated
USDT/BRL at PTAX time ÷ PTAX − 1, in %. USDT at PTAX time is the mean of the 1-hour opens at 10h, 11h, 12h and 13h BRT (the four PTAX windows). Business days only.
USDT is not exactly 1 USD; the difference is usually below 0.1%.
BCB, last 30 days
Oct 5, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026
- Net new dollar supply
- US$ 0.00 bn
- Auction volume
- US$ 40.3 bn 24 auctions
- Reserves
- US$ 365.2 bn Nov 3, 2026
- Swap stock
- US$ 90.25 bn Nov 3, 2026
Net new dollar supply: Spot sales − spot purchases + repo sales − repo buybacks + net change of the swap stock. A rollover replaces contracts that mature and does not change the stock.
Interest and inflation
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The band is the CMN inflation target range of each year.
How this is calculated
Selic target and IPCA 12 months, % per year. The band is the CMN inflation target and its tolerance for each year.
Money supply (M2)
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Top: M2 in R$ trillion. Bottom: its change over 12 months.
How this is calculated
M2, end of period. Top: R$ trillion. Bottom: change over 12 months, %.
Focus survey: year-end USD/BRL forecast
| 4 weeks agosurvey of Oct 2, 2026 | Latestsurvey of Oct 30, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.20 | 5.34 |
| 2027 | 5.28 | 5.40 |
Median of the BCB Focus survey (answers of the last 30 days).