Brazil's National Council of the Public Ministry, known by its Portuguese acronym CNMP, held a two-day training program in Brasília on August 26 and 27, 2026, focused on the investigation, recovery, custody, management and disposal of cryptoassets. The program reflects a broader effort by Brazilian authorities to build technical capacity for handling digital assets in criminal proceedings, as cryptoassets increasingly appear in cases ranging from money laundering to organized crime.

The program, titled Do Rastro ao Resultado: Cooperação para Recuperação e Custódia de Criptoativos, brought together prosecutors, magistrates, law-enforcement personnel, public officials and specialists, including representatives of Tron and Tether, according to CNMP. The involvement of major industry names such as Tether, whose USDT is the most widely used stablecoin, and Tron, the network on which a large share of USDT circulation occurs, signals growing cooperation between Brazilian public institutions and the private sector on asset-tracing and seizure practices.

The program was organized by the CNMP's Institutional Activity to Combat Organized Crime, a unit linked to the council's presidency. CNMP said the initiative was intended to promote an exchange of knowledge and best practices among institutions and specialists working on investigations and the recovery, management and disposal of cryptoassets, while strengthening interinstitutional cooperation against crime involving virtual assets.

CNMP prorroga inscrições para capacitação sobre cooperação para recuperação e custódia de criptoativos pic.twitter.com/xA54swko9J — CNMP (@cnmp_oficial) August 21, 2026

The August 26 program featured four panels and was open to public officials involved in criminal enforcement, authorities, police agents and civil servants. The August 27 sessions were restricted to invited guests. CNMP said simultaneous translation would be available, and registration for the first day was available through the council's events system until August 20.

The training also comes as Brazil has moved to regulate the virtual-asset sector, with the Central Bank of Brazil designated as the supervisory authority for virtual asset service providers under the country's 2022 legal framework for cryptoassets, making the participation of regulators and the financial-intelligence unit in discussions on seizure and custody particularly relevant.

Published Agenda

The published agenda covered the blockchain ecosystem; cross-sector cooperation for freezing, seizing and returning assets; custody models for virtual assets; and the public management of seized virtual assets.

It also included sessions on anti-money-laundering prevention and sanctions in a cross-border setting, as well as anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer tools aimed at combating the financing of terrorist organizations in Brazil's national financial system.

Tron Crypto: Public Institutions and Industry Participants

CNMP listed Brazil's financial-intelligence unit Coaf, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, and the Central Bank of Brazil among the participating institutions. The private-sector participants listed by the council included the Digital Currencies Governance Group, Tron, Tether, Ledger and Crystal Intelligence. The mix of hardware-custody provider Ledger and blockchain-analytics firm Crystal Intelligence alongside issuers and networks points to the practical challenges the program aimed to address: how investigators secure private keys, trace on-chain flows, and store seized assets pending disposal.

CNMP's later coverage of the event described an opening presentation on the blockchain ecosystem by a Tron representative. The presentation addressed blockchain fundamentals, the Tron Network and the role of decentralized autonomous organizations, as well as secure cryptoasset custody, regulatory challenges and cooperation between public institutions and the industry.

TRON joined DCGG and Brazil's National Council of the Public Ministry in Brasília for two days of discussions focused on digital assets, stablecoins, and blockchain transparency. More details from @TheBlockCo pic.twitter.com/WMRymlvx2o — TRON DAO (@trondao) August 29, 2026

The training focused on the operational steps between identifying a cryptoasset trail and securing an investigative result. CNMP described that process as involving the location of assets, the ability to freeze and seize them, secure custody, and their subsequent management and disposal. This end-to-end focus distinguishes the program from purely regulatory discussions, addressing the practical pipeline prosecutors face once illicit cryptoassets are identified.

The agenda also included a Ledger-device configuration workshop and a workshop on risk tolerance for blocking assets, along with case studies.

Through the two-day program, CNMP brought together public authorities and industry specialists to discuss the technical and institutional issues involved in the investigation, recovery and custody of virtual assets.