Circular Letter No. 3.409

CIRCULAR LETTER No. 003409 ------------------------ Discloses instructions for the communications provided for in Articles 12 and 13 of Circular No. 3.461 of 24 July 2009. Having regard to the provisions of item I of Art. 19 of Circular No. 3.461 of 24 July 2009, we inform that the communications provided for in Arts. 12 and 13 of the aforementioned Circular shall be made by means of transaction PCAF500 of the Central Bank Information System (Sisbacen), in compliance with the instructions disclosed by Circular Letter No. 3.151 of 1 December 2004, whose provisions are amended as follows: I - the references to Circular Letter No. 3.098 of 11 June 2003 shall henceforth deal with the communications established in Art. 12 of Circular No. 3.461 of 2009; II - the references to Circular No. 2.852 of 3 December 1998 shall henceforth deal with the communications established in Art. 13 of Circular No. 3.461 of 2009. 2. The occurrences of issuance or reloading of amounts on one or more prepaid cards referred to in Art. 8, § 1, item I, of Circular No. 3.461 of 2009 shall be reported by means of option 21 of transaction PCAF500, provided that: I - prepaid card issuance operations shall be reported under code 81; II - prepaid card reloading operations shall be reported under code 82. 3. As of 14 September 2009, the communications provided for in Arts. 12 and 13 of Circular No. 3.461 of 2009 shall be made by means of the Financial Activities Control System (Siscoaf), when transaction PCAF500 shall be discontinued. 4. Accordingly, the responsible director designated in accordance with Art. 18 of Circular No. 3.461 of 2009 shall adopt, with the utmost urgency, the measures necessary for the registration referred to in Circular Letter No. 3.405 of 8 July 2009. 5. Circular Letter No. 3.098 of 2003 is revoked. 6. This Circular Letter enters into force on the date of its publication. Brasília, 12 August 2009. Department for the Prevention of Department of Technology of Financial Illicit Activities and Information Service for Demands for Information of the Financial System Ricardo Liáo José Antônio Eirado Neto Head Head