Rule · BCB · 23 Sep 2026 · Resolução BCB 588
Financial institutions must report cash payments, receipts, or transfers of R$50,000 or more, cash withdrawals of R$50,000 or more, foreign exchange cash operations of US$10,000 or more, and virtual asset transfers to self-custody wallets of US$10,000 or more. This resolution replaces Circular No. 3,978 of January 23, 2020, and enters into force on October 1, 2026.
The Collegiate Board of the Central Bank of Brazil, in a session held on September 22, 2026, 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, caput, item III of Law No. 11,795 of October 8, 2008, and 15 of Law No. 12,865 of October 9, 2013, and considering 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:
Art. 1. Circular No. 3,978 of January 23, 2020, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on January 24, 2020, shall enter into force with the following amendments:
“Section II
On Communication of Specific Operations
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II - operations relating to payments, receipts and transfers of resources, through any instrument, against payment in cash, of a value equal to or greater than R$50,000.00 (fifty thousand reais);
III - the request for provisioning of cash withdrawals of a value equal to or greater than R$50,000.00 (fifty thousand reais) referred to in Article 36;
IV - foreign exchange operations with delivery or receipt of foreign currency in cash of a value equal to or greater than US$10,000.00 (ten thousand United States dollars) or its equivalent in other currencies; and
V - operations relating to transfers of virtual assets to or from self-custody wallets of a value equal to or greater than the equivalent of US$10,000.00 (ten thousand United States dollars).
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Art. 2. This Resolution enters into force on October 1, 2026.
NILTON JOSÉ SCHNEIDER DAVID
Substitute Director of Regulation
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“Art. 2º BCB Resolution No. 588, of September 23, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on September 25, 2026, is hereby revoked.”
“Art. 1. Circular No. 3,978 of January 23, 2020, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on January 24, 2020, shall enter into force with the following amendments:”
Amended 1 time · last 2026-09-30
This document amends: Circular No. 3978 — Internal Policy, Procedures, and Controls for Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
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