Brazil’s Lower House Passes Bill to Turn Airline Miles Into Cash

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill that would let consumers convert their airline miles into cash and sell points more freely, in one of the country's boldest moves yet to hand loyalty-program members more control. The measure, PL 3.083/2026, would force programs that sell points to offer an official cash-out channel, bar others from blocking resale, and set a minimum three-year validity for points. Approved by symbolic vote in the plenary on 13 August 2026, the bill now heads to…