Brazilian real firms as Copom decision and poll show Lula trailing Flávio

The Brazilian real has strengthened against the US dollar, a move confirmed to be influenced by both global dollar weakness following US Federal Reserve decisions and domestic factors. Specifically, the market reacted to Brazil's Copom monetary policy decision and new electoral polling data indicating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro leading President Lula in a simulated second round. The magnitude of the currency shift is described as modest, and the poll margin is within statistical noise.