On 2 February 2026, several provisions of Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) Resolution No. 521 entered into force. These provisions implement the framework for bringing virtual asset service provision within the foreign exchange market, covering internat…
On 2 February 2026, Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) Resolution No. 520 regulating the formation and operation of companies providing virtual asset services enters into force. The Resolution sets out the obligations of authorised virtual-asset service p…
On 31 December 2025, pursuant to Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) Resolution No. 506 adopted on 26 September 2025, payment institutions not authorised to operate by the BCB that joined the Pix payment scheme between 1 January 2023 and 30 June 2024 must …
On 17 November 2025, provisions concerning physical media in the Ministry of Justice’s ordinance on the content classification system enter into force. Under the regulation, media must be classified using an age rating system. Several forms of media…
On 17 September 2025, the President signed the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments into Law No. 15,211. The Law establishes an autonomous administrative authority responsible for supervising compliance with its…
On 17 September 2025, the President signed the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments into Law No. 15,211. The Law requires providers of digital products and services covered by the Bill to maintain a legal repres…
On 17 September 2025, the President signed the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments into Law No. 15,211. The Law regulates the use of loot boxes in electronic games accessible to children and adolescents. It req…
On 17 September 2025, the President signed the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments into Law No. 15,211. The Law requires providers of digital products and services directed at or accessible to children to incor…
On 17 September 2025, the President signed the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments into Law No. 15,211. The Law requires that digital products and services directed at or accessible to children and adolescents …
On 17 September 2025, the President signed the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments into Law No.15,211. The Law prohibits access by minors to content or services deemed improper, inadequate or legally restricted…