boletimbitcoin: The Chamber of Deputies received on February 4th the Bill No. 246/2026, which proposes amendments to the Civil Code to explicitly recognize the inheritance of digital assets in Brazil. The initiative is authored by federal deputy Jonas Donizette (PSB-SP).
The proposal seeks to address a legal gap that currently forces the relatives of deceased individuals to resort to the Judiciary to try to access digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies, virtual accounts, and online stored files.
The text provides for the inclusion of a paragraph in Article 1.784 of Law No. 10.406/2002, establishing that digital assets and data with economic value or related to family memory shall be automatically transmitted to legitimate and testamentary heirs.
Among the cited assets are cryptocurrencies, profiles on social networks, digital pages, as well as photos and videos stored on online platforms. The proposal equates these assets to traditional assets, such as real estate and vehicles, for the purposes of inheritance.
In the justification, the deputy argues that Brazilian legislation needs to adapt to technological transformations and ensure the application of national inheritance law in the face of foreign companies. According to the parliamentarian, platforms such as social networks, cloud storage services, and international brokers often impose restrictions on access to accounts after the death of their holders.
