
Brazil’s New Pix Rules: What the Fraud-Flag Changes Mean for Expats
Brazil's central bank Resolution 587 makes banks answer Pix fraud flags within seven days and caps them at five years....
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Brazil's central bank Resolution 587 makes banks answer Pix fraud flags within seven days and caps them at five years....
September 19, 2026
A Paraná governor poll published on 18 September 2026 puts Sergio Moro on 44.7%, with Requião Filho on 23% and...
September 18, 2026
A Ceará runoff poll published on 18 September 2026 puts Elmano de Freitas on 48% and Ciro Gomes on 45%,...
September 18, 2026
The Lula Mamdani meeting is expected in New York on 21 September 2026, a day before Brazil opens the UN...
September 18, 2026
Police say a Paraná family clan used a front trucking firm to ship rifles and drugs hidden in lawful cargo...
September 18, 2026
New Pix rules from Brazil's central bank tighten fraud marking, allow an exemption from mandatory participation and open salary accounts...
September 18, 2026
Brazil's IGP-M second preview for September 2026 rose 1.47%, reversing August's deflation and pointing to steeper rent adjustments for tenants.
September 18, 2026
The ICMS bribery case reached a formal charge on 18 September 2026 against São Paulo's former number three tax official,...
September 18, 2026
Police hunting São Paulo ex-council president Milton Leite found a hidden passage and suitcases of cash in Sorocaba. He surrendered...
September 18, 2026