Brazil Targets Crypto: New Tax Plans, Seized Bitcoin Sales and Tough VASP Rules Reshape Digital Asset Market
From cross‑border stablecoin transfers to organized crime crackdowns, Latin America’s biggest economy is rapidly rewriting the rules for crypto. BRASÍLIA / SÃO PAULO – November 20, 2025 Brazil is moving at breakneck speed to pull its booming crypto market into the heart of its financial and legal system. In less than two weeks, policymakers have: Taken together, the measures signal one of the most aggressive regulatory pivots toward crypto anywhere in the emerging‑market world—and they could fundamentally change how Brazilians use stablecoins and other digital assets at home and across borders. Why Brazil is tightening the screws on crypto now