Brazil Crypto Regulation

Explore Brazil’s crypto laws, including exchange oversight, taxes, AML rules, and how digital assets are regulated.

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Law database

15 law profiles

Brazil BCB Normative Instruction 701/2026 on VASP Technical Certification

Instrução Normativa BCB nº 701/2026 Regulation Added Jul 9, 2026

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Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Brazil’s central bank instruction sets procedures and minimum content for independent technical certification tied to VASP intermediation and...

Brazil BCB Resolution 519/2025 – VASP Authorization

Resolução BCB nº 519/2025 Regulation Added Jul 8, 2026

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Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Brazil’s BCB Resolution 519/2025 sets authorization procedures for VASPs and specified brokerage entities, including capital, governance, controller, management...

Brazil BCB Resolution 520/2025: Virtual Asset Service Provider Operations

Resolução BCB nº 520/2025 Regulation Added Jul 8, 2026

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Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Brazil’s Central Bank VASP operating rules covering authorization, operating categories, client-asset segregation, disclosures, outsourcing, AML/CFT controls and transition...

Brazil Central Bank Normative Instruction 693/2025 – Virtual Asset Service Reporting

Instrução Normativa BCB nº 693/2025 Regulation Added Jul 9, 2026

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Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Payments +2 more

Brazil’s BCB Instruction 693/2025 sets ACAM212 procedures for monthly reporting of virtual-asset services in the FX market, covering...

Brazil CVM Guidance Opinion 40 on Crypto Assets and Securities Markets

Parecer de Orientação CVM nº 40/2022 Agency guidance Added Jul 9, 2026

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Disclosure & Marketing Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Securities +2 more

Brazil’s CVM guidance explains when crypto assets or tokens may be treated as securities, including collective investment contracts,...

Brazil CVM Resolution 175/2022 Investment Funds Framework

Resolução CVM nº 175/2022 Regulation Added Jul 9, 2026

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Oct 2, 2023

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +1 more

Brazil’s in-force investment funds framework consolidates fund rules and treats eligible cryptoassets as financial assets for FIFs under...

Brazil Decree No. 11,563/2023: Virtual Asset Regulatory Competence

Decreto nº 11.563/2023 Decree Added Jul 8, 2026

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Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Brazilian decree assigning Banco Central do Brasil authority to regulate, authorize and supervise virtual asset service providers under...

Brazil Federal Revenue Normative Instruction No. 2,291/2025 DeCripto Reporting Regime

Instrução Normativa RFB nº 2.291/2025 Regulation Added Jul 9, 2026

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Nov 17, 2025

AML/CFT Mining Payments +2 more

Brazil’s Receita Federal created DeCripto, a phased crypto-asset reporting declaration aligned with OECD CARF for service providers and...

Brazil Law No. 14,754/2023 Offshore Crypto Asset Tax Regime

Lei nº 14.754, de 12 de dezembro de 2023 Act Added Jul 9, 2026

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Jan 1, 2024

AML/CFT Custody Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +1 more

Applies Brazil’s offshore-income tax regime to qualifying virtual assets, digital wallets, controlled entities, and trusts, with RFB guidance...

Brazil Law No. 7,492/1986 Virtual Asset Financial Crimes Amendment

Lei nº 7.492/1986; Lei nº 14.478/2022 art. 11 Act Added Jul 9, 2026

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Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Enforcement & Asset Recovery +2 more

Brazil’s financial-crimes law treats covered virtual-asset service providers as financial institutions for Law No. 7,492/1986 purposes after Law...

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