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Brazil sets new minimum capital requirement rules for financial institutions

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 11/03/25 08:24 AM EST

BRASILIA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank and National Monetary Council have established new rules for calculating the minimum capital required for financial institutions to operate, the bank said in a statement on Monday.

The new framework will base minimum capital and net worth requirements primarily on the activities actually carried out by institutions, rather than their classification, the central bank said.

The regulation requires an additional capital buffer for institutions that use the term "bank" or similar expressions in their name, it added. (Reporting by Bernardo Caram; Writing by Isabel Teles; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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