Brazil Tax Agency Rebuts Viral Claim It Will Monitor Pix Transfers

Overview

• Deputy Nikolas Ferreira posted a new video alleging government monitoring of Pix and warning informal workers about scrutiny, drawing tens of millions of views.
• The Federal Revenue Service called the allegations completely false, stressing that the Constitution forbids taxes on financial movements and that there is no Pix tax.
• The August 2025 instruction (IN RFB 2,278) requires fintechs to follow the same information-reporting duties as banks via the existing e-Financeira system.
• Receita Federal says reported data are aggregated and used to detect evasion and laundering, not to access or track individual Pix transactions.
• Authorities link the reinstated rule to police operations indicating criminal groups exploited fintechs, recalling that a similar 2025 measure was revoked after an earlier viral backlash.