Circular Letter No. 4014 — Establishes the technical specifications of the BR Code

Circular Letter No. 4014 establishes that the usage specifications and possible extensions of the EMV QRCPS standard applied to the BR Code are detailed in the BR Code Manual, which is available on the Banco Central do Brasil website under the payment arrangements section of the SPB. It mandates that all payment arrangements allowing transactions initiated via the BR Code must be transparent to the paying user. The regulation enters into force on April 1.

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The Head of the Department of Competition and Financial Market Structure (Decem), using the authority granted by Article 97-A, item I, letter (a) and item VI of the Internal Regulations of the Central Bank of Brazil, annexed to Ordinance No. 84,287, of February 27, 2015, and considering the provisions of Articles 33 and 34 of Circular No. 3,682, of November 4, 2013,

RESOLVES:

Article 1. The usage specifications and possible extensions of the EMV QRCPS standard applied to the BR Code are detailed in the BR Code Manual.

Sole Paragraph. The BR Code Manual is available on the page regarding payment arrangements integrated into the SPB on the website of the Central Bank of Brazil on the internet.

Article 2. All payment arrangements whose transactions can be initiated through the BR Code must be transparent to the paying user.

Article 3. This Circular Letter enters into force on April 1.

             Angelo Jose Mont Alverne Duarte

Lineage: In force

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