On July 30, 2026, Brazil published Law No. 15,479 to enable court-ordered child support payments to be made through recurring, automated bank transfers executed directly by financial institutions. The law, published in Brazil’s official gazette, the Diário Oficial da União, amends Brazil’s Code of Civil Procedure. It will take effect on July 30, 2027.BackgroundIn Brazil, child support is primarily regulated by Law No. 5,478 of July 25, 1968, and the Code of Civil Procedure (art. 528 et seq.). To enforce court orders for the payment of child support, the Civil Procedure Code already allows direct payroll deductions, withholding from rental and other investment income, asset attachment (art. 911 et seq.), and, in cases of willful default, civil imprisonment of the obligor.The New Mechanism Introduced by Law No....