After the wave of fake news From a false taxation of the Pix, the volume of transactions approached the historical average in the third week of January. From the 16th to 27th of this month, the number of transfer totaled 1.923 billion, up 0.24% compared to the same days of November, according to the Central Bank (BC) instant payment system (SPI) statistics.
The survey goes from the day after revocation of the standard that modernized PIX supervision and other types of financial transfers until Monday (27). Because of a wave of misinformation, which led to fraud, such as false taxpayers and crimes to the economic order, such as differentiated prices between Pix and other modalities, the IRS canceled the normative instruction that had entered into force in 1st January.
Regarding December, the volume of transfers via Pix fell 13.1% in comparison between the 16th and 27th. However, the last month of the year historically has a peak transfer because of the payment of the thirteenth salary, purchases of purchases Christmas and holiday. Thus, the most appropriate historical pattern of comparison is with the same period of November.
The wave of lies about the pix that circulated in the first half of January made the volume of transactions fall 13.4% from 1 to 15 January compared to December. Compared to the same period of November, the retreat reached 6.7%. If you consider the period between January 1 and 14, the fall reaches 15.7% compared to December and 7.9% compared to November.
In addition to revoking the norm, the government edited a provisional measure which reinforces tax exemption and bank secrecy about the Pix, principles already guaranteed by the Constitution. The MP also prohibits the collection of differentiated prices by trade for transactions via Pix. Although the IRS has clarified that the normative instruction would not lead to PIX charges, the growth in the circulation of fake news On the theme forced the cancellation of the new rules.
