According to ChainCatcher, reported by News.bitcoin, Brazilian congresswoman Julia Zanatta expressed concerns about the impact of implementing digital currency (drex) on citizens' lives. Julia Zanatta emphasized that as the government moves forward with the implementation of drex (the national central bank digital currency), physical currency may come to an end. In a recent interview, Julia Zanatta explained that the use of drex should be voluntary rather than mandatory, as it could become a tool for exerting control over Brazilians. She has already planned to establish multiple backup measures to prevent this from happening, helping Brazilians maintain their current economic freedom.
Julia Zanatta recently proposed a bill to combat the already introduced ban on the use of cash in Brazil, suggesting to rely solely on electronic transactions and drex. The bill was presented in 2020 and will gradually stop printing money starting in 2025.