Brazil Passes Law Allowing Seized Crypto to be Used for Public Security
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By Turner Wright
Published on March 26, 2026.
Brazil's national legislators have approved a law allowing for the use of confiscated cryptocurrency to combat organized crime. The law allows authorities to prohibit transactions on crypto exchanges by treating digital assets as instruments in a crime, and confiscate crypto to be used for public security. This could have significant implications for the Brazilian government's war chest. The signing of the law follows reports that Brazil’s Finance Minister, Dario Durig, planned to delay talks on changing the country’�s tax policy on crypto to avoid divisive changes.
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