Brazil Statutory legal interest (taxa legal)
Brazil Statutory legal interest (taxa legal) is 1.499119 percent per month, in force since 1 Sep 2026, cited to Official BCB SGS series 29543. It was 1.154527 percent per month before that. Last checked against the official source on 21 Sep 2026.
Official source: Official BCB SGS series 29543 · Last checked 2026-09-21 · source fingerprint
Brazil's legal interest under Código Civil art. 406 as amended by Lei 14.905/2024: the Selic rate minus the IPCA monetary-correction index, floored at zero, computed and published monthly by the BCB — 1.154527% per month for August 2026.
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| Current value | 1.499119 percent per month |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-09-01 |
| Official source | Official BCB SGS series 29543 (Taxa Legal mensal under CC art… — {"data":"01/09/2026","valor":"1.499119"} |
| Last verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Official BCB SGS series 29543 (Taxa Legal mensal under CC art. 406 / Resolução CMN 5.171/2024), re-fetched 2026-09-21. September 2026 observation is 1.499119 percent per month (six decimals). Prior catalog print was August 2026 1.154527. Secondary corroboration only (not used as the apply source): Comunicado BACEN nº 45480 de 01/09/2026 (DOU 2 set 2026) as republished by LegisWeb quotes TLm 1,499119% a.m. Official BCB HTML normativo SPA did not return the comunicado body.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 1.154527 | Código Civil art. 406 §1º (Lei 14.905/2024, in force 30… |
Get it programmatically
curl https://latamref.dev/v1/br/statutory-interest
# $0.005 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://latamref.dev/v1/br/statutory-interest/history?from=2020-01-01
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