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Boleto bancário is Brazil's regulated bank payment slip, created under a 1993 Central Bank circular letter and regulated by the Central Bank of Brazil. At checkout the merchant issues a boleto, a voucher for a fixed amount with an expiry date, which the buyer pays at a bank, ATM, authorised agent or in online banking. The banks' Nova Plataforma de Cobrança, fully rolled out in November 2018, added controls and security to how boletos are presented and paid. Merchants typically see confirmation about one business day after payment. FEBRABAN counted 4.2 billion boleto transactions worth R$6.2 trillion in 2024.
Structurally displaced by Pix since 2020 for online payments. Pix reached 30.1bn transactions in 2025 (+20% YoY) while boleto is no longer separately reported by Febraban.
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