Federal Revenue Agents and also stars of the series ‘Airport — Restricted Area’, Mario De Marco, Anderson Leme, and Rodrigo Quaresma participated in the Ticaracaticast podcast last week. As a highlight, the agents discussed the inspection of wallets of $BTC at airports.

The mention of these wallets came after the conversation shifted to the transportation of money, where the agents talked about limits, practices, and Brazilian legislation.

“There is a limit today which is 10 thousand dollars, that you need to declare when traveling with more than 10 thousand dollars,” Quaresma began, noting that the rule applies to both entry and exit from Brazil.

Next, De Marco points out that the origin must also be justified in the case of exits.

“If you do not declare, it is a penalty of forfeiture. You lose the money you have over the 10 thousand dollars,” added the RFB agent. Moreover, it would also constitute the crime of currency evasion.

“Upon entry, for example, you lose the amount, but unless we prove a related crime, there is no crime,” De Marco added. “Now, exit has [crime]. Every country is like this.”

“USB drive, do you ‘cut’ USB drives? Those Bitcoin wallets? Do you analyze those Bitcoin wallets?”

In response, De Marco said no, only when the RFB has “specific targets.” “You inspect focused on that intention.”

“But there is this wallet there, the Ledger wallet,” Carioca returned with his question, “do you ‘cut’ it?”

“That is risk analysis work […] there are people who commit fraud with that, and then there is a risk analysis.”

After Agent De Marco said he does not know the Ledger wallet, Carioca concludes by saying, “I will teach you how to catch the guys at the airport.”

“This ‘thing’ here, Ledger wallet,” said Carioca.