Brazil Central Bank Tightens Rules Amid Fintech Crackdown

Police vehicles parked outside a building on Faria Lima Avenue in Sao Paulo on Aug. 28.Photographer: Miguel Schincariol/AFP/Getty Images

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By Matheus Piovesana, Beatriz Reis, and Barbara Nascimento

November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM UTC

Updated on

November 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM UTC

Brazil’s central bank unveiled a new set of rules for financial institutions on Monday, the latest step toward strengthening a system that’s faced a slew of probes into its fintech firms in recent months.

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