Central Bank Resolution No. 558 - Amends the Internal Regulations of the Financial Activities Control Council (Coaf)

Resolution No. 558

RESOLUTION
BCB No. 558, OF APRIL 23, 2026

Amends the Internal Regulations of the Financial Activities Control Council – Coaf, annexed to BCB Resolution No. 427, of October 16, 2024.

The Collegiate Board of the Central Bank of Brazil, in the exercise of the competence conferred upon it by Art. 5 of Law No. 13,974, of January 7, 2020, having in view the provisions of Vote 51/2026–BCB, of April 23, 2026,

R E S O L V E:

Art. 1º The Internal Regulations of the Financial Activities Control Council – Coaf, annexed to BCB Resolution No. 427, of October 16, 2024, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on October 18, 2024, shall enter into force with the following alterations:

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II - promotion of a culture of compliance with duties related to the disciplinary control mechanism governed by Chapters V to VII of Law No. 9,613, of March 3, 1998, and the corresponding regulation issued by Coaf." (NR)

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10. Upon completion of inspection work, the forwarding proposals resulting therefrom shall be submitted to the competent authority within the Supervision Directorate, observing the objectives of the inspector action and the administrative decisions of the Coaf Plenary.
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§ 2º Each body or entity referred to in § 1º shall indicate one principal member and one alternate, with the latter substituting the principal only in their absences and impediments, without increasing the number of members of the Plenary.

§ 3º The alternates for Coaf councilors and the President shall also be chosen and appointed according to the criteria defined in the main text ." (NR)

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15. The term of each principal councilor shall be three years, starting from the date of the act attributing them the status of member of the Plenary, with one reappointment for an equal period permitted.

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VI - unjustified retention of processes or procrastination in the practice of procedural acts, beyond legal or regulatory deadlines; and

VII - non-compliance, for two civil years, consecutive or not, with the productivity goals determined by the President.

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§ 5º In the absences and impediments of the President, or in any circumstance that prevents their performance, even temporarily, the sessions of the Plenary and related measures shall be conducted by their alternate, who shall assume the presidential attributes provided for in this Chapter, strictly regarding such conduct.

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b)
Directors:

1. of
   Financial Intelligence;

2. of
   Supervision; and

3. of
   Institutional Articulation and International Cooperation;

c)
Coaf representatives for performance in decentralized units;

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V - conduct processes that proceed under the summary procedure and carry out the judgment for the application of administrative sanctions provided for in Art. 12 of Law No. 9,613, of March 3, 1998, subject to ratification by the Plenary and in the manner governed by the Coaf Administrative Sanctioning Process Regulation.

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V -
Institutional Articulation and International Cooperation Directorate – Daint.

Sole Paragraph. The decentralized units, provided for in Art. 30, and the units linked directly to the Presidency also form part of the Technical Staff." (NR)

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24. The common attributes of the heads of Secre, Difin, Disup, and Daint, to be exercised individually or jointly, observing the corresponding policies and governance rules:

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VII - coordination of responses to information access requests, public service, ombudsman, and ceremonial matters." (NR)

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I - receipt, treatment, analysis, production, and dissemination of financial intelligence;

II - creation of data and information treatment or analysis solutions necessary for the production of financial intelligence;

III - cooperation mechanisms, information sharing, and exchange, domestically and internationally, that enable rapid and efficient actions on matters related to AML/CFT;

IV - development of financial intelligence products and services, notably of a strategic nature, to improve the performance of members of the AML/CFT system; and

V - articulation with supervisors, obligated parties, and competent authorities to improve communications and the quality of information used in the production of financial intelligence." (NR)

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h) promotion of a culture of compliance with AML/CFT obligations and duties by persons subject to Coaf supervision, through guidance, communication, and incentives to adopt best practices; and

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d) by the adoption of forwarding proposals resulting from investigations and other inspection work." (NR)

"CHAPTER VII

OF THE INSTITUTIONAL ARTICULATION AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DIRECTORATE – DAINT

Art.
29-A. Daint is responsible for conducting activities related to:

I - coordination of Coaf's performance in international organizations, networks, and forums, as well as management of bilateral and multilateral international cooperation, including the negotiation and implementation of technical cooperation agreements and initiatives;

II - monitoring and oversight of international commitments assumed by the country in matters of AML/CFT, including international assessment processes and respective follow-up actions;

III - conducting the National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction – ANR and coordinating Coaf's participation in the National Risk Assessment Working Group – GTANR;

IV - articulation of Coaf's institutional positions on international themes and promotion of integration between national and international agendas in matters of AML/CFT;

V - promotion of inter-institutional articulation with national and international bodies and entities, including within the Council, to monitor the effectiveness of the AML/CFT system and prepare for international assessments;

VI - support to governance and the implementation of national AML/CFT policies;

VII - advisory services to the Presidency and other Coaf units in defining strategic positions and analyzing relevant international themes; and

VIII - production and systematization of information and analyses on international trends, risks, and patterns in matters of AML/CFT, with a view to supporting decision-making." (NR)

"Art.
30. The competencies and attributes of internal instances, as well as their members, not specifically governed by these Internal Regulations, including collegial bodies, decentralized units, and other similar instances created within Coaf, may be defined by an act of the President.

§ 1º A Coaf Ethics Commission shall be instituted, governed by its own regulation, approved by an act of the President, observing the provisions of the Code of Professional Ethics for Federal Executive Branch Civil Servants and the norms of the Public Ethics Commission, with the duty to act in the promotion of ethics and the investigation of conduct in the ethical sphere.

§ 2º The Coaf Ombudsman shall be instituted, in conformity with Decree No. 9,492, of September 5, 2018, directly subordinate to the Coaf Presidency.

§ 3º An internal control unit may be created within Coaf, linked directly to the Coaf Presidency, observing, where applicable, Decree No. 3,591, of September 6, 2000." (NR)

Art. 2º Current councilors may be reappointed for two additional terms, regardless of whether they have already served other terms, applying the provisions of the new wording given to Art. 15 of the Coaf Internal Regulations, annexed to BCB Resolution No. 427, of October 16, 2024, from the publication of this Resolution.

Art. 3º The following provisions of the Coaf Internal Regulations, annexed to BCB Resolution No. 427, of October 16, 2024, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on October 18, 2024, are hereby revoked:

I - item VI of the main text of
Art. 27;

II - items I to XIX of § 1º of
Art. 30; and

III - items I to IX of § 2º of
Art. 30.

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

GABRIEL MURICCA
GALÍPOLO

President of the Central Bank of Brazil