Brazil: Crypto Trading Rules & Available Platforms

Brazil's regulator currently permits crypto trading.

Asset classes on Canborsa

Crypto perps

52 markets ›

Stock & pre-IPO perps

26 markets ›

Commodity perps

4 markets ›

Index perps

4 markets ›

Instant account-to-account transfer run by the central bank; the default funding rail.

Legacy same-day wire still used for larger amounts.

Slow, settling in one to three business days, and mostly replaced by PIX.

Card funding depends on the issuer.

USDT P2P

funding rail

WORKS

Legal, since the law does not restrict peer-to-peer transfer of virtual assets; counterparty risk is commercial.

15% IRPF, assessed annually, on income and gains from financial applications held abroad — a category that Law 14.754/2023 defines as expressly including virtual assets and digital wallets. This is the rate that reaches a Brazilian resident trading on an offshore venue. A separate domestic regime for crypto held in Brazil, with progressive capital-gains rates and a small-disposal exemption, is not confirmed here.

Crypto trading in Brazil is legal.

31 exchanges serve Brazil, among them Aevo, ApeX and Aster.

Full identity verification is standard.

Brazil traders can fund accounts using PIX, Bank transfer (TED) and Boleto bancário.

Canborsa charges 0.07% per side (0.14% round trip).