Latin America Financials: Citi‘s Daily Statement – 2026.07.08 – Pix‘s new approval; B3 new products; NU in Mexico

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Latin America Financials: Citi‘s Daily Statement – 2026.07.08 – Pix‘s new approval; B3 new products; NU in Mexico

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08 Jul 2026 07:41:25 ET │ 10 pages

Latin America Financials

Citi’s Daily Statement – 2026.07.08 – Pix's new approval; B3 new

products; NU in Mexico

CITI'S TAKE

Daily report over key topics of LatAm financial companies under Citi’s

coverage.

Gustavo SchrodenAC

Brazil's Senate approves child-support payments through Pix's network (O Globo, +55-11-4009-5858

gustavo.schroden@citi.comJul 7)

Arnon Shirazi, CFA

Brazil’s Senate has approved legislation creating the so-called “Pix Pensão”, a +55-11-4009-7906

system that would allow court-ordered child support payments to be transferred arnon.shirazi@citi.com

automatically through Brazil’s Pix instant-payment network. Under the proposal,

Brian Flores, CFA

banks would be required to execute the payments on the dates established by a

+55-11-4009-2842

judge, using information defined in the court order, such as payment amount, luis.brian.flores@citi.com

duration, and beneficiary account details. If the payer lacks sufficient funds,

financial assets, including investments, could be automatically frozen up to the

overdue amount, with continued non-payment potentially leading to asset seizure.

The measure is intended to reduce delays in child support payments, especially

when the payer does not have formal employment, and now awaits President's

approval to become law.

B3 launches options on futures in cryptocurrencies (Valor, Jul 7)

Brazil’s stock exchange operator, B3, has launched options on cryptocurrency

futures contracts, expanding its lineup of regulated cryptocurrency derivatives. The

new products began trading on July 6 and are aimed at investors seeking tools for