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Overview

Brazil’s 2026–2028 receivables digitization reform transforms ~R$10T annual commercial invoice market via duplicata-escritural — often compared to Pix’s impact on retail payments but for business credit.

Timeline

  • 2018: Federal Law 13.775/2018 legal framework
  • 2023: BCB Resolution 339/2023 operational rules
  • 2026-06-30: System activation
  • 2027–2028: Phased mandatory adoption by company size

Key Players

  • banco-central-do-brasil — regulator
  • B3, Núclea, CERC — authorized registrars
  • Banks (Santander, etc.) — integration partners

Analysis

Structural credit infrastructure change in G20 economy. Reduces double-pledging fraud, enables receivables tokenization (RWA). Adoption risk remains primary challenge — voluntary start requires bank/SME buy-in.

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