2026-07-01 | Resolução BCB 581Added · Updated
The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Brazil issued Resolution No. 581 to amend the PASBC Regulation by introducing Chapter VII-A on Economic-Financial Sustainability. The amendments establish mandatory formulas for calculating a Contingency Reserve and a Reference Net Worth to ensure the program's financial stability and governance. The resolution also defines prudential monitoring indices, triggers for attention, and specific responsibilities for the Depes, Fiscal Council, and Management Committee regarding capital sufficiency and risk mitigation.
BCB RESOLUTION NO. 581, OF JULY 1, 2026
Discloses amendments to the Regulation of the Health Assistance Program for Bank of Brazil Servants – PASBC.
The Collegiate Board of the Central Bank of Brazil, using its attributions, based on art. 11, main text , item III, clause “b”, of the Internal Regulations of the Central Bank of Brazil, annexed to BCB Resolution No. 340, of September 21, 2023, on art. 15, § 4º, of Law No. 9,650, of May 27, 1998, and on Vote 83/2026–BCB, of July 1, 2026,
R E S O L V E :
Art. 1º The Regulation of the Health Assistance Program for Bank of Brazil Servants – PASBC, annexed to BCB Resolution No. 415, of September 24, 2024, shall enter into force with the following alterations:
“CHAPTER
VII-A OF
ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
OF
PASBC
Art. 60-A. This Chapter establishes the guidelines for the constitution of a contingency reserve and for the economic-financial monitoring within the scope of PASBC , with the aim of strengthening governance, sustainability and transparency in the management of the program.” (NR)
“Section I Of the Contingency Reserve
Art. 60-B. The Contingency Reserve is intended to ensure financial coverage of eventual insufficiencies between contributions and PASBC assistance expenses, derived from structural or conjunctural imbalances, being calculated according to the following formula:
RC = FIC × DespAssist (24)
Where:
I
II
III
is the total of the assistance expenses of the last twenty-four months.
§ 1º The FIC will be calculated according to the following formula:
FIC = (DespAssist (24) / Cont (24)) - 1
Where:
I - DespAssist (24)
is the total of the assistance expenses of the last twenty-four months; and
II - Cont (24) is the total of the contributions of the participants and of the Central Bank of Brazil of the last twenty-four months, excluding extraordinary contributions.
§
2º
When the FIC presents a negative value, no Contingency Reserve will be constituted.” (NR)
“Art. 60-C. The positive result ascertained in the annual balance sheet of PASBC will be destined to the constitution of a Contingency Reserve, becoming part of the Net Worth of the program.
§ 1º The portion of the positive result ascertained in the annual balance sheet of PASBC that exceeds the Contingency Reserve will be destined to the Accumulated Results account.
§ 2º If the positive result in the annual balance sheet of PASBC is not sufficient for the constitution of the Contingency Reserve, any existing balance in the Accumulated Results account will be reversed to constitute the said reserve.
§ 3º If the balance of the Contingency Reserve on the balance sheet date is higher than the amount ascertained in the period based on the methodology established in art. 60-B, the excess balance will be destined to the Accumulated Results account.
§ 4º
The initial constitution of the Contingency Reserve will be carried out through the reversal of the balance of the Accumulated Results account.” (NR)
“Art. 60-D. The negative result ascertained in the annual balance sheet of PASBC will be covered, successively, through:
reversal of the Contingency Reserve.”
(NR)
“Art.
60-E.
The constitution of other reserves may be assessed and approved by the Management Committee, through technical justification and observance of applicable accounting standards.” (NR)
“Section II Of the economic and financial monitoring
Subsection I Of the Reference Net Worth
Art. 60-F. The Reference Net Worth represents the minimum amount of Net Worth that PASBC must maintain, excluding the Contingency Reserve, to ensure stability and economic-financial sustainability, considering the structural and operational risks associated with the functioning of the program, being ascertained according to the following formula:
PLR = CMR × (1 + ISdef)
Where:
I - PLR
is the Net Worth of Reference;
II - CMR is the Minimum Capital based on Risks; and
III - ISdef is the Defined Sufficiency Index.
§
1º
The Minimum Capital based on Risks corresponds to the minimum capital required based on the main risks inherent to the operation of PASBC, with conceptual foundation in the standard model of the National Health Supplementary Agency – ANS, especially regarding the following risk factors:
I - Underwriting Risk, which considers uncertainties related to the estimates of technical provisions and pricing (mismatches between contributions and assistance expenses);
II - Credit Risk, related to the probability of the counterparty of an operation, or of an issuer of debt, not honor, totally or partially, its financial commitments, or to have its credit risk classification altered;
III - Market Risk, associated with exposure to losses resulting from the volatility of asset prices that may impact economic-financial results; and
IV - Operational Risk, including Legal Risk, referring to potential losses derived from failures in processes, systems, people or non-compliance with legal requirements.
§ 2º The calculation of the Minimum Capital based on Risks will take as reference parameters, weighting factors and methodologies provided for in the prudential regulation of ANS, with the due adaptations to the operational, budgetary and institutional reality of PASBC, not applying in an automatic or binding way the normative provisions of the regulatory agency.
§ 3º The Defined Sufficiency Index corresponds to the prudential parameter, comprised between zero and one, established annually by the Management Committee based on a technical recommendation of the Fiscal Council, formulated preferably until the month of September of the previous fiscal year, and will be used for the sizing of the Reference Net Worth.
§
4º
The Accounting, Budget and Financial Execution Department – Deafi will be responsible for ascertaining quarterly the Reference Net Worth and the Minimum Capital based on Risks and providing the results to Depes for the purpose of analysis and of monitoring of capital sufficiency.” (NR)
“Art. 60-G.
Capital insufficiency will be characterized when the Net Worth of PASBC, deducting the Contingency Reserve, is lower than the Reference Net Worth, calculated in accordance with this Regulation.
§ 1º The negative difference between the Net Worth of PASBC, deducting the Contingency Reserve, and the Reference Net Worth indicates the need for capital coverage, and Depes must register this condition in a technical report, with the identification of the value required for capital recomposition.
§ 2º The technical report must be sent to the Fiscal Council, for assessment regarding capital sufficiency and risks to stability and
to the economic-financial sustainability of PASBC.
§
3º
Once capital insufficiency is characterized, the Management Committee must assess the suggestions of structural measures for risk mitigation, such as revision of the contribution model or other adjustments of actuarial or financial nature, based on the information provided by Depes and by the Fiscal Council.
§ 4º If the suggestions of structural measures are considered unsatisfactory to promote the capital recomposition of the program, the Management Committee, in an exceptional manner, may deliberate on the need for an extraordinary capital injection and send to Depes a proposal for inclusion of a request for budgetary appropriation for such purpose.” (NR)
“Subsection
II Of the prudential assessment
Art.
60-H.
The
Calculated
Sufficiency
Index
is a
prudential assessment indicator that measures the capacity of the Net Worth of PASBC to support the assistance risks of the program against the Reference Net Worth, being ascertained according to the following formula:
ISCcalc = PLA / PLR
Where:
I - ISCcalc
is the
Index of Calculated Sufficiency;
II - PLA
is the
Adjusted Net Worth; and III - PLR
is the
Net Worth
of
Reference.
§ 1º PLA corresponds to the Net Worth of PASBC deducted from the Contingency Reserve, ascertained according to the methodology established in this Regulation.
§
2º
The
values
of
the
Index
of
Calculated
Sufficiency
lower than
one, or
in clear trend of decline over
the
years,
indicate
potential
insufficiency
patrimonial
frente
ao
Capital
Mínimo
basedo
em
Riscos,
devendo
tal
situação
ser
destacada
nos
relatórios
técnicos
do
Depes.
§
3º
The
Index
of
Calculated
Sufficiency
will be
ascertained
quarterly
by
the
Deafi
and
sent to
Depes
for
analysis
and
providences.
§
4º
The
Index
of
Calculated
Sufficiency
will be
used
as
reference
for
the
establishment
of
the
annual
Index
of
Defined
Sufficiency.”
(NR)
“Art.
60-I.
The
following
prudential
attention
triggers
should
be
monitored,
with
the
view
to
the
reevaluation
of
the
patrimonial
sufficiency
and
to
the
eventual
adoption
of
preventive
measures:
the
growth
of
assistance
expenses,
ascertained
up
to
the
reference
month,
in
relation
to
the
cumulative
in
the
same
period
of
the
previous
fiscal
year;
and
II
the
identification
of
relevant
risks
or
events
of
an
extraordinary
nature
with
potential
patrimonial
impact,
ascertained
by
the
Depes,
by
the
Fiscal
Council
and
by
the
Management
Committee
of
PASBC.
Sole
Paragraph.
The
monitoring
of
the
triggers
referred
to
in
the
main
text
will
be
carried
out
quarterly
by
Depes.”
(NR)
“Art.
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XV -
assess
the
patrimonial
sufficiency
and
the
risks
to
the
stability
and
to
the
sustainability
economic-
financial
of
PASBC ;
XVI -
propose,
when
necessary,
corrective
measures
or
of
improvement,
including
revision
of
the
funding
model
or
constitution
of
additional
reserves;
and
XVII -
elaborate
and
send
to
the
Fiscal
Council
and
to
the
Management
Committee
a
technical
report
with
the
analyses
and
the
recommendations
related
to
the
monitoring
of
the
patrimonial
sufficiency
of
PASBC.
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(NR)
“Art.
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XIII -
assess,
annually
or
whenever
necessary,
the
pertinence
of
revision
of
the
contribution
model
based
on
the
patrimonial
situation
and
on
the
analyses
of
sufficiency;
XIV -
request
from
Depes
the
inclusion
of
a
budgetary
appropriation
for
extraordinary
injections
destined
to
the
recomposition
of
the
capital,
when
thus
permitted
by
this
Regulation;
XV -
establish
complementary
guidelines
directed
towards
the
improvement
of
the
reserve
policy
and
of
the
mechanisms
of
monitoring
of
the
patrimonial
sufficiency;
and
XVI -
determine,
based
on
a
recommendation
of
the
Fiscal
Council,
the
level
of
the
Index
of
Defined
Sufficiency
to
be
observed
in
the
subsequent
fiscal
year,
for
the
purposes
of
calculation
of
the
Reference
Net
Worth
of
PASBC.
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(NR)
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V -
appreciate
the
technical
reports
presented
by
Depes,
including
the
analyses
relative
to
the
monitoring
of
the
patrimonial
sufficiency
of
PASBC;
VI -
propose
adjustments
or
improvements
in
the
practices
of
prudential
evaluation;
VII -
realize:
a)
in
the
first
half
of
each
fiscal
year,
as
soon
as
the
financial
statements
of
PASBC
are
approved,
the
analysis
of
the
patrimonial
sufficiency
of
the
program,
considering
the
current
Net
Worth
and
the
Reference
Net
Worth;
and
b)
in
the
second
half
of
each
fiscal
year,
preferably
until
the
month
of
September,
assess
the
level
of
reference
of
the
Index
of
Defined
Sufficiency
to
be
observed
in
the
fiscal
year
following,
which
should
be
situated
between
zero
and
one,
serving
as
a
technical
parameter
for
the
calculation
of
the
Reference
Net
Worth
of
PASBC,
in
the
terms
of
this
Regulation;
and
VIII -
send
its
recommendations
and
its
opinions
to
the
Management
Committee,
for
knowledge
and
deliberation
regarding
the
providences
suitable
and
for
the
final
definition
of
the
Index
of
Defined
Sufficiency.”
(NR)
Art. 2º The items I and VIII of the main text of art. 68 of the Regulation of PASBC, annexed to BCB Resolution No. 415, of September 24, 2024, are hereby revoked.
Art. 3º This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication.
RODRIGO ALVES TEIXEIRA Director of Administration