# Washington Pressures Brazil's Payments System as Dollar Stablecoins Quietly Take Over Its Crypto Flows

The US views Brazil's Pix network and non-dollar channels as a threat to dollar trade, even as dollar-linked stablecoins already account for roughly 90% of the country's crypto transactions.

- Published: 2026-07-19T05:27:20.177Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-19/washington-pressures-brazil-s-payments-system-as-dollar-stab
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: geopolitics
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/18/trump-targets-brazil-s-payments-system-while-dollar-stablecoins-quietly-dominate-country-s-payments), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

The United States is pressing Brazil over its payments infrastructure at the same moment American-issued digital dollars are becoming embedded in Brazil's economy. As CoinDesk reports, Washington views Brazil's promotion of non-dollar payme…

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