Regional processor · Latin America

Does Mercado Pago work in Brazil?

Yes.

Mercado Pago onboards businesses registered in Brazil.

Available

Source: Mercado Pago Developers: Checkout Pro (Availability by country) ↗Checked Oct 2026

What a business in Brazil can use

Mercado Pago’s products, for a company incorporated in Brazil.

Accept paymentsAvailable

Online payments through Checkout Pro (hosted by Mercado Pago), Checkout API / Checkout Transparente (on your site), Checkout Bricks (embeddable components), payment links and subscriptions. Methods include cards, local bank transfers, cash vouchers, Mercado Pago account balance and card-free installments, varying by country.

Pay people abroadNot offered

Mercado Pago does not offer this.

Multi-currency accountAvailable

A free Mercado Pago business account holds sales proceeds in local currency. Confirmed on the Brazil and Mexico seller pages only.

Business cardsNot available

In Mexico, sellers get a free card to spend the money from their sales. Not for businesses in Brazil.

StablecoinsNot offered

Mercado Pago does not offer this.

Yield on idle cashNot offered

Mercado Pago does not offer this.

Mercado Pago's checkout products are available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay, through a seller account on that country's site. Outside these seven countries, its sales team can set up a Cross Border account that collects in local currency and pays out in USD to a bank abroad, but Mercado Pago publishes no list of eligible seller countries.

Onboarding confidence: medium. Source: Mercado Pago Developers: Checkout Pro (Availability by country). Everything about Mercado Pago

Alternatives in Brazil

Other providers that serve businesses registered there.

Accept payments

Adyen Airwallex Creem dLocal Dodo Payments EBANX FastSpring Paddle Payoneer PayPal Rapyd Stripe BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited Gumroadlimited Wise Businesslimited

Pay people abroad

Adyen Airwallex Bridge dLocal EBANX Payoneer PayPal Rapyd Stripe BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited Wise Businesslimited Xenditlimited

Multi-currency account

Airwallex Bridge Payoneer PayPal Rapyd Stripe BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited Wise Businesslimited

Business cards

Airwallex Bridge Payoneer Rapyd Flutterwavelimited Rainlimited Wise Businesslimited

Stablecoins

Bridge EBANX Rapyd Stripe BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited Rainlimited

Yield on idle cash

Bridge BVNKlimited

Selling to Brazil

How people there prefer to pay online.

1Pix
2Cards with installments (parcelado)
3Boleto
4Mercado Pago

Stablecoin rules in Brazil

Moderate riskRules in progress

Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.

Everything about 🇧🇷 Brazil →

Common questions

Does Mercado Pago work in Brazil?

Yes. Mercado Pago onboards businesses registered in Brazil.

Which Mercado Pago products can a business in Brazil use?

accept payments and multi-currency account.

What are the alternatives to Mercado Pago in Brazil?

Providers that onboard businesses registered in Brazil: Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Airwallex, Payoneer, dLocal, Bridge, Paddle and 5 more. With limits: Wise Business, BVNK, Rain, Gumroad, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.