Regulatory Alerts2026-05-19 | Resolução BCB 570BCB Resolution No. 570 — Amending Resolution BCB No. 517 Regarding Minimum Capital and Net Worth Calculation Procedures
The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Brazil issued Resolution BCB No. 570 to amend Resolution BCB No. 517, which governs the procedures for calculating the minimum paid-up capital and net worth limits for financial institutions. The amendment specifically modifies Article 4 to clarify that service fees for credit cooperatives within two- or three-tier systems are exempt from certain provisions and instead subject to requirements under item V. This resolution entered into force on the date of its publication on May 19, 2026.
BCB RESOLUTION NO. 570, OF MAY 19, 2026
Amends Resolution BCB No. 517, of November 3, 2025, which establishes the procedures to be observed by financial institutions and other institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank of Brazil in the calculation of the minimum limit of paid-up social capital and net worth.
The Collegiate Board of the Central Bank of Brazil, in a session held on May 19, 2026, based on Arts. 9 and 10, main text, items IX and X, of Law No. 4,595, of December 31, 1964, 9-A of Law No. 4,728, of July 14, 1965, 6 and 7, main text, items I and V, of Law No. 11,795, of October 8, 2008, 9, main text, items II, V and VIII, and 15 of Law No. 12,865, of October 9, 2013, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of Law No. 14,478, of December 21, 2022, 1 and 2 of Decree No. 11,563, of June 13, 2023, and having in view the provisions of Joint Resolution No. 14, of November 3, 2025,
RESOLVES:
Art. 1. Resolution BCB No. 517, of November 3, 2025, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on November 4, 2025, shall enter into force with the following alterations:
“Art. 4
................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................. V - the provision of the following services to affiliated cooperatives, in the case of a credit confederation, for three-tier systems, or to a central credit cooperative, for two-tier systems: a) services referred to in items II and III; and b) settlement services within the scope of Pix. Sole Paragraph. The provisions of items II, III and IV of the main text do not apply to services provided by credit cooperatives that are part of two- or three-tier systems, for which the service surcharge shall be requested in the manner set forth in item V.” (NR)
Art. 2. This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication.
GILNEU FRANCISCO ASTOLFI VIVAN Director of Regulation