Brazilian proposal would make crypto payments legal and protect private keys
A proposed addition to an existing Brazilian law would grant Brazilians the right to use cryptocurrency as a means of payment while protecting their private keys from being taken by the courts.
Federal Deputy Paulo Martins issued the proposal to the country’s legislature on June 10. If passed, the bill would expand both the legal uses of cryptocurrency in Brazil and the power the courts would have in confiscating it.
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The proposed addition in Article 835 of the Civil Procedure Code states that while crypto assets, is not currency in and of itself, it could be “used as a financial asset, means of exchange or payment, or instrument of access to goods and services or investment.”
It would not necessarily make Bitcoin or any crypto legal tender in the country. It would instead make crypto a legally recognized financial asset for investments and other uses.
A broad interpretation of the proposal suggests that cryptocurrency such as BTC or ETH could be used to pay for goods and services across the country. It could also be used to pay outstanding debts “in the event of offering or forced constriction” of crypto assets.”
The proposal also discusses the new powers and limitations that Brazilian courts would have once crypto is recognized as a financial asset, such as freezing exchange accounts.
However, the proposal has also stopped short of giving the court power to seize users’ private keys.
A debtor would have to send their crypto payment to the court’s wallet to ensure its validity. The proposal does not mention how the court would obtain crypto from self-custodied wallets.
For those that keep their crypto on exchanges, the court would have the
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