Overview
- The Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal narrowly approved authorization for the governor to request the loan, passing the measure 11–9 on Tuesday to ratify an STF-mediated rescue framework.
- Under the mediated deal the funds would come from the Fundo Garantidor de Créditos (FGC) with major banks as guarantors and DF federal transfers (FPE/FPM) offered as a backstop rather than a direct federal transfer or guarantee.
- The GDF and BRB presented a proposed loan model that calls for a single R$6.6 billion tranche, an 18-month grace period, interest at IPCA plus 4.5% per year, and repayment over 180 monthly installments subject to final lender terms.
- The government has already taken immediate steps to stabilize BRB by securitizing tax credits with BTG Pactual and receiving R$1.17 billion in the first stage to recapitalize the bank.
- Critics and oversight bodies warn the plan lacks transparency because BRB’s audited 2025 balance sheet has not been published, raising uncertainty about the true size and recoverability of the R$8.8 billion in suspected losses and the rescue’s long-term fiscal impact on public services.