Central Bank of Brazil

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The Central Bank of Brazil is the country’s monetary authority responsible for issuing currency, implementing monetary policy, and overseeing the financial system, including managing major events such as the 1999 currency crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central bank
monetary authority
abbreviation Central Bank of Brazil self-linksurface differs
surface form: BACEN

BCB
appointedBy President of Brazil
autonomyLaw Complementary Law 179 of 2021
country Brazil
currencyCode BRL
currencyIssued Brazilian real
dateFounded 1964-12-31
governorTermType fixed term (after autonomy law)
governorTitle President of the Central Bank of Brazil
hasAutonomyStatus formal operational autonomy
headquartersLocation Brasília
inflationTargetingStartDate 1999
interestRateName SELIC rate
jurisdiction Brazil
surface form: Federative Republic of Brazil
languageOfWork Portuguese
legalBasis Law 4,595 of 1964
memberOf Bank for International Settlements
International Monetary Fund
surface form: International Monetary Fund (as monetary authority of Brazil)
monetaryPolicyFramework inflation targeting regime
nativeName Central Bank of Brazil self-linksurface differs
surface form: Banco Central do Brasil
operates Brazilian instant payments system PIX
oversees Brazilian Payment System (SPB)
ownedBy Brazilian government
surface form: Federal government of Brazil
predecessor Central Bank of Brazil self-linksurface differs
surface form: Banco do Brasil (as monetary authority)

Superintendency of Currency and Credit
regionServed Brazil
responsibility banking supervision
financial stability policy
implementing monetary policy
issuing currency
maintaining price stability
managing exchange rate policy
managing international reserves
payment systems oversight
regulating the financial system
roleInEvent implementation of the 1999 exchange rate float regime
management of the 1999 Brazilian currency crisis
sector public sector
sets Brazilian base interest rate
supervises commercial banks in Brazil
credit cooperatives in Brazil
investment banks in Brazil
other financial institutions in Brazil
website https://www.bcb.gov.br

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Brazilian currency crisis of 1999 participant Central Bank of Brazil
Brazilian real centralBank Central Bank of Brazil
Brazilian real issuingAuthority Central Bank of Brazil
Central Bank of Brazil nativeName Central Bank of Brazil self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Banco Central do Brasil
Central Bank of Brazil abbreviation Central Bank of Brazil self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: BACEN
Central Bank of Brazil predecessor Central Bank of Brazil self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Banco do Brasil (as monetary authority)
B3 – Brasil Bolsa Balcão subjectToRegulationBy Central Bank of Brazil
Brazilian government centralBank Central Bank of Brazil
BRL regulatedBy Central Bank of Brazil
BRL centralBank Central Bank of Brazil
this entity surface form: Banco Central do Brasil
BRL hasMonetaryAuthority Central Bank of Brazil
Casa da Moeda do Brasil serves Central Bank of Brazil
Casa da Moeda do Brasil collaboratesWith Central Bank of Brazil
BCB officialName Central Bank of Brazil
this entity surface form: Banco Central do Brasil
BCB shortName Central Bank of Brazil
this entity surface form: Banco Central
Law 4,595 of 1964 subject Central Bank of Brazil
Law 4,595 of 1964 establishes Central Bank of Brazil
Law 4,595 of 1964 definesPowersOf Central Bank of Brazil
Law 4,595 of 1964 grantsAuthorityTo Central Bank of Brazil
this entity surface form: Central Bank of Brazil to regulate financial institutions
Law 4,595 of 1964 grantsAuthorityTo Central Bank of Brazil
this entity surface form: Central Bank of Brazil to conduct monetary policy
Law 4,595 of 1964 relatedTo Central Bank of Brazil
Superintendency of Currency and Credit replacedBy Central Bank of Brazil
Superintendency of Currency and Credit followedBy Central Bank of Brazil
SELIC rate administeredBy Central Bank of Brazil
SELIC rate regulatedBy Central Bank of Brazil
SELIC rate introducedBy Central Bank of Brazil
Complementary Law 179 of 2021 subjectMatter Central Bank of Brazil
Complementary Law 179 of 2021 regulates Central Bank of Brazil
Brazilian Payment System (SPB) regulator Central Bank of Brazil
subject surface form: Brazilian Payment System
Brazilian Payment System (SPB) regulator Central Bank of Brazil
subject surface form: Brazilian Payment System
this entity surface form: Banco Central do Brasil
Brazilian Payment System (SPB) supervisedBy Central Bank of Brazil
subject surface form: Brazilian Payment System
Brazilian instant payments system PIX operator Central Bank of Brazil
subject surface form: PIX
Brazilian instant payments system PIX regulator Central Bank of Brazil
subject surface form: PIX