WhatsApp will allow AI chatbots to keep working for users with Brazilian phone numbers after the country’s regulator blocked its new restrictions. Brazil’s competition authority is investigating whether the policy unfairly favours Meta’s own AI over other providers.

A Brazilian music project will turn real-time Bitcoin price changes into live orchestral performances using an algorithm to guide the instruments. The initiative has received government approval and funding through Brazil’s tax incentive programme to bring the concept to life in Brasília.

Brazil's only stock exchange is aiming to bridge traditional finance and blockchain through tokenized asset offerings and its own settlement stablecoin.

Brazil’s central bank has announced a major regulatory overhaul for digital asset service providers (VASPs), extending anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) standards to the country’s booming crypto sector.

Crypto exchange OKX is making a bold move into Latin America’s booming crypto economy with the launch of OKX Pay and the OKX Card in Brazil. The initiative gives Brazilians direct access to USD-denominated stablecoin savings and payment infrastructure, marking a significant step toward bringing digital dollar finance into everyday use.

Brazil is proposing a new tax that would charge 30% on previously undeclared cryptocurrencies to bring hidden assets into the legal system. The law, approved by the lower house, now awaits a Senate vote and could give investors legal protection if they declare their holdings.

Brazilian police have apprehended four suspects accused of kidnapping the mother of a crypto trader and demanding a ransom exceeding 3.3 million reais in Bitcoin.

Brazil is on the verge of its biggest decisions yet, as the parliament would be calling together many of the country's financial and crypto leaders to discuss the possibility of a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

The US has started an investigation into Brazil’s trade policies, focusing on whether its Pix payment system unfairly affects American companies. Officials are also looking at tariffs, digital rules, and how Brazil treats US tech firms.

Brazil has scrapped its monthly tax exemption for crypto profits, introducing a flat 17.5% capital gains tax on all digital asset transactions. In response, MP Eros Biondini has proposed a bill to remove taxes on long-term Bitcoin holdings and promote self-custody rights.