The Brazil Securities Commission (CVM) issued a circular formalizing its decision to allow foreign intermediaries active on CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX to offer Brazilian residents access to derivatives through introducing broker partnerships with institutions in Brazil’s securities distribution system. The arrangements must comply with existing conditions covering suitability, anti-money laundering controls, investor disclosures and oversight by the Brazilian intermediary. Domestic institutions must also prevent residents from accessing through a foreign intermediary any products, services or functions that Brazilian institutions could not offer, or could offer only under specific requirements or restrictions. The expansion does not revise the broader criteria for introducing broker arrangements, and future structures will continue to be assessed case by case.