Lula signs law automating child‑support payments via Pix in Brazil FAST-MOVING

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• [● 24 SOURCES] The bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies in April 2025 and by the Senate in early July 2025. (authorized)
• [● 21 SOURCES] Approximately 650 000 child‑support cases are pending in Brazil. (official_statistic)
• [● 16 SOURCES] The law will take effect one year after its publication in the Official Gazette. (authorized)
• [● 27 SOURCES] President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a law creating an automatic child‑support payment mechanism called “Pix Pensão”. (authorized)
• [● 27 SOURCES] The Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ) will collect and share data on child‑support payments under the new system. (authorized)
• [● 22 SOURCES] The law is part of a broader package of measures for women, including a law to publicise the Ligue 180 hotline and a decree establishing an integrated “Women Safe” centre. (belongs)
• [● 27 SOURCES] If the payer’s account lacks sufficient funds, the bank must block the payer’s assets until the debt is paid. (authorized)
• [● 26 SOURCES] The law allows automatic debit of child‑support payments from the payer’s bank account via the Pix system. (authorized)
• [● 23 SOURCES] The law requires broad public and media dissemination of the Ligue 180 hotline in schools, hospitals, transport hubs and other high‑traffic venues. (authorized)