2020-04-16 | Circular 4005The Collegiate Board of the Central Bank of Brazil issued Circular No. 4005 to amend the effective date of Circular No. 3,978, which mandates internal controls and procedures for authorized financial institutions to prevent illicit financial use. The amendment specifically postpones the implementation of Circular No. 3,978 to October 1, 2020. This regulatory change officially takes effect on June 1, 2020, in accordance with Brazil’s international anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations.
The Collegiate Board of the Central Bank of Brazil, in a session held on April 15, 2020, based on Articles 9 of Law No. 4,595, of December 31, 1964, 10, 11, and 11-A of Law No. 9,613, of March 3, 1998, 6 and 7, item III, of Law No. 11,795, of October 8, 2008, and 15 of Law No. 12,865, of October 9, 2013, and in view of the provisions of Law No. 13,260, of March 16, 2016, the Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, promulgated by Decree No. 154, of June 26, 1991, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, promulgated by Decree No. 5,015, of March 12, 2004, the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism, promulgated by Decree No. 5,639, of December 26, 2005, the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, promulgated by Decree No. 5,640, of December 26, 2005, and the United Nations Convention against Corruption, promulgated by Decree No. 5,687, of January 31, 2006,
R E S O L V E S :
Art. 1º Circular No. 3,978, of January 23, 2020, shall be amended as follows:
“Art. 70. This Circular shall enter into force on October 1, 2020.” (NR)
Art. 2º This Circular shall enter into force on June 1, 2020.
Otávio Ribeiro Damaso Director of Regulation