BCB Instruction No. 363 — Establishes Operational Procedures for Early Access to Official Macroeconomic Statistics Compiled by the Statistics Department (DSTAT)

Resolution No. 222

BCB INSTRUCTION NO. 363, OF MARCH 23, 2023

Establishes the operational procedures regarding early access to the official macroeconomic statistics compiled by the Statistics Department (DSTAT).

The Head of the Statistics Department (DSTAT), in the use of the powers conferred upon him by arts. 23, item I, letter "a", and 103, item I, of the Internal Regulations of the Central Bank of Brazil, annexed to Ordinance No. 84,287, of February 27, 2015, and having in view the provisions of BCB Resolution No. 305, of March 23, 2023,

R E S O L V E:

Art. 1º This Instruction Normative disseminates the operational procedures to be adopted to effect early access to the official macroeconomic statistics, compiled and disseminated by the Statistics Department (DSTAT).

Art. 2º Requests for early access to the statistics defined in art. 1º must be sent, with the appropriate justifications, indication of the government authority (name, position, and electronic address), and list of desired statistics, to the electronic address dstat@bcb.gov.br.

Art. 3º Government authorities with early access recognized by the Central Bank of Brazil will receive the statistical publications listed below at the indicated times:

I - Press Releases - External Sector Statistics, Monetary and Credit Statistics, and Fiscal Statistics: until seven o'clock on the day of dissemination, according to the schedule previously published on the Central Bank of Brazil's website on the internet (www.bcb.gov.br); and

II - Fiscal Statistics on the primary result of the federal government and federal state-owned enterprises, referring to the base dates of April and August, for the purpose of preparing quarterly reports provided for in Complementary Law No. 101, of May 4, 2000: until three days before the day of dissemination, according to the schedule previously published on the Central Bank of Brazil's website on the internet (www.bcb.gov.br).

Sole Paragraph. The Head of DSTAT will be responsible for the early sending of the statistics, in accordance with this article.

Art. 4º This Instruction Normative enters into force on the date of its publication.

Fernando Alberto
Rocha