Banco Central do Brasil

Brazil central bank requires 24-hour precautionary hold on large virtual-asset transfers abroad

Resolution BCB 584, published on 7 August 2026, extends Brazil's fraud-prevention rules to virtual asset service providers (PSAVs). Transfers to foreign virtual-asset providers or self-custodied wallets above US$10,000 per operation or per client per day must be held for up to 24 hours for risk analysis. The rules take effect on 1 January 2027. (Source text in Portuguese; summary translated.)

Banco Central do Brasil (published by Ministério da Fazenda)