Regulatory Alerts2026-02-26 | Resolução CMN 5280CMN Resolution No. 5280 — Inclusion of Virtual Asset Service Providers within the Scope of Complementary Law No. 105 of January 10, 2001
The Central Bank of Brazil, acting on behalf of the National Monetary Council, issued Resolution CMN No. 5280 to formally classify virtual asset service providers as financial institutions. This designation subjects these entities to the confidentiality of operations framework established by Complementary Law No. 105 of January 10, 2001. The regulation enters into force on March 1, 2026, thereby extending existing financial secrecy obligations to the virtual asset sector.
Resolution No. 5,278
CMN RESOLUTION NO. 5,280, OF FEBRUARY 26, 2026
Provides for the inclusion of companies providing virtual asset services within the scope of Complementary Law No. 105, of January 10, 2001, which provides for the confidentiality of operations of financial institutions and gives other provisions.
The Central Bank of Brazil, in accordance with Article 9 of Law No. 4,595, of December 31, 1964, makes public that the National Monetary Council, in a session held on February 26, 2026, based on Article 1, paragraph 1, item XIII, of Complementary Law No. 105, of January 10, 2001,
R E S O L V E D:
Article 1. For the purposes of the provisions of Complementary Law No. 105, of January 10, 2001, companies providing virtual asset services are considered financial institutions.
Article 2. This Resolution enters into force on March 1, 2026.
GABRIEL MURICCA GALÍPOLO President of the Central Bank of Brazil