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Brazil sees 10% rise in financial fraud reports in early 2026

In the first six months of 2026, Brazil recorded more than 9 million indications of financial fraud, a 10.26 % increase over the previous half‑year. The surge follows the Central Bank’s Resolution 501, which mandated broader information sharing among banks and created the Unified Fraud Registry (Rufra). The data show that 78 % of incidents involved mobile phones, 94 % targeted checking accounts, 85 % used the Pix instant‑payment system and 40 % stemmed from social‑engineering scams. About 3.1 million people were victims, with roughly 799 000 experiencing repeated attacks. Danilo Coelho, Quod’s Director of Products and Data, said the rise “reflects the maturation of the market’s defenses” as institutions now detect and report attempts that previously went unnoticed.

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