Regulatory Alerts2026-05-20 | Resolução CMN 5306CMN Resolution No. 5306 - Amends Article 2 of CMN Resolution No. 5097 regarding eligibility criteria for innovation and digitalization financing using FAT resources
The National Monetary Council, through the Central Bank of Brazil, issued Resolution CMN No. 5306 to amend the eligibility criteria for financing operations related to innovation and digitalization funded by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (FAT). The amendment expands the scope of eligible borrowers under Article 2 of Resolution CMN No. 5097 to include private legal entities, public legal entities (excluding the Union), and individual entrepreneurs or individuals residing in Brazil engaged in agricultural, forestry, fishing, or aquaculture activities. This resolution entered into force on the date of its publication on May 20, 2026.
Resolution No. 5,306
CMN RESOLUTION NO. 5,306, OF MAY 20, 2026
Amends Article 2 of CMN Resolution No. 5,097, of August 24, 2023, which defines the eligibility criteria for financing operations for innovation and digitalization using resources from the Unemployment Insurance Fund – FAT transferred to the National Bank for Economic and Social Development – BNDES, remunerated by the Reference Rate – TR.
The Central Bank of Brazil, in accordance with Article 9 of Law No. 4,595, of December 31, 1964, makes public that the National Monetary Council, in a session held on May 20, 2026, considering the provisions of Article 4, main paragraph, item VI, of Law No. 4,595, of December 31, 1964, and Article 18-A of Law No. 13,483, of September 21, 2017,
R E S O L V E S:
Article 1. CMN Resolution No. 5,097, of August 24, 2023, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on August 25, 2023, shall be effective with the following alterations:
“Article 2. ...................................................................................................................................
I - shall be contracted by:
a) private legal entities headquartered in the country;
b) public legal entities, with the exception of the Union; or
c) individual entrepreneurs or individuals residing and domiciled in the country who carry out economic activities in the agricultural, forestry, fishing, and aquaculture sectors, including directly related services;
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Article 2. This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication.
GABRIEL MURICCA GALÍPOLO President of the Central Bank of Brazil