Government & Regulatory Entities - Latin America

Latin America

Comissão de Valores Mobiliarios (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) --- Brazil's Supervisor is the CVM.

Regulation of Interest to Foreign Investors --- Legal and Regulatory Structure of the Brazilian Securities Markets

Brazilian Central Bank --- Brazil's Clearinghouse is the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB).  Created by Law no. 4,595  of December 31^st, 1964, is an autonomous federal institution and part of the National Financial System (SFN). Before the creation of the Central Bank, the Brazilian monetary authorities were the Currency and Credit Superintendence (SUMOC), the Bank of Brazil (BB) and the National Treasury.