Economics

Decades-Old Currency Rules to Face the Chopping Block in Brazil

  • Legal and regulatory changes seek to facilitate investments
  • Cenbank head Campos Neto wants to make BRL more convertible
Roberto Campos NetoPhotographer: Andre Coelho/Bloomberg
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Brazil’s central bank will back the creation of dollar-denominated accounts in the country as part of a push to modernize obsolete currency laws and cut red tape.