October 2026
Leads for Direction 6 (Brazil)
- Pix in the US trade case: the USTR Section 301 case named "policies that favor its national champion, Pix." It concluded on 20 July 2026 with a 25% tariff on certain Brazilian imports (USTR initiation, Federal Register, USTR fact sheet, docket) [V-s]. Worth examining: a public instant-payment rail (Pix) set against US private stablecoin and card interests.
- Drex (the central bank's digital-currency project), Palantir in Brazil and Starlink versus Moraes: not found or checked this pass [U].