Brazil · Financial institution

Banco do Nordeste do Brasil SA

Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A. is a federally controlled mixed-capital company (sociedade de economia mista) headquartered in Fortaleza, Ceará. It was created by Law 1,649 of 1952. The Federal Government holds 62.21% of its ordinary shares directly, and the federal agency FINEP holds a further 30.88%. It describes itself as the largest regional development bank in Latin America. It administers the Constitutional Fund for Financing the Northeast (FNE) and runs the Crediamigo and Agroamigo microcredit programmes in the Northeast, northern Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo.

BICBNBRBRCFXXX LEI254900VJWGYKL26WF806 Licence no.Not on a tracked register Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under BNBRBRCF directly. 8 branch codes Claim this profile

Licences and registrations

Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers

None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.

  • The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.

Swift network

Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory

BIC
BNBRBRCFXXX head office
Connection to Swift
Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under BNBRBRCF directly.
Swift GPI
Not on the member list
Payment schemes and systems
No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
Branch codes
8 branch codes
BIC first registered
1990-03-05
Last updated
2022-02-14

Overview

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

Total assets

Not published

Employees

Not published

Ownership

State-owned

Ticker BNBR3

Institution type

Development bank

Trades as Banco do Nordeste (BNB)

Ownership
The Federal Government holds 62.21% of the ordinary shares directly, FINEP holds 30.88% and the BB FGO equity fund holds 6.29%, with 0.62% held by other shareholders.
Direct parent
Federative Republic of Brazil (União Federal), Brazil 62.21%
Major shareholders
União Federal (Federal Government of Brazil) 62.21%
FINEP 30.88%
BB FGO Fundo de Investimento em Ações 6.29%
Stock listing
B3 BNBR3
Head office
Av. Dr. Silas Munguba, 5700 - Passaré, 60743-902 Fortaleza, Brazil
Company register
CNPJ 07.237.373/0001-20
Name in the local language
Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A.

Business lines

  • Development finance
  • SME banking
  • Retail banking
  • Corporate banking
  • Asset management
  • Cards
  • Trade finance

The bank focuses on long-term development lending funded largely by the FNE, together with urban and rural microcredit through Crediamigo and Agroamigo, and it manages third-party investment funds.

Online

Websites & references
bnb.gov.br ↗
ri.bnb.gov.br ↗ investor relations
nel.bnb.gov.br ↗ internet banking
Wikipedia ↗
Official social accounts
LinkedIn ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 13 pages consulted
  1. bnb.gov.br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional
  2. bnb.gov.br/acesso-a-informacao/participacao-social/conselho-de-administracao
  3. ri.bnb.gov.br/
  4. ri.bnb.gov.br/governanca-e-sustentabilidade/estrutura-de-governanca/composicao-acionaria
  5. ri.bnb.gov.br/o-banco/perfil
  6. ri.bnb.gov.br/informacoes-financeiras/central-de-resultados
  7. bnb.gov.br/web/guest/imprensa/noticias/-/asset_publisher/QGdgGhxvRtMv/content/banco-do-nordeste-cont
  8. jornalgrandebahia.com.br/2026/03/paulo-camara-volta-a-presidencia-do-banco-do-nordeste-apos-decisao-do-conselho-e-
  9. paraibatotal.com.br/2026/03/06/paulo-camara-retorna-a-presidencia-do-banco-do-nordeste-apos-passagem-entre-20
  10. agenciagov.ebc.com.br/noticias/202504/conselho-administracao-banco-nordeste-primeira-mulher-presidente
  11. agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/economia/noticia/2026-01/banco-do-nordeste-suspende-pix-apos-sofrer-ataque-hacker
  12. finsidersbrasil.com.br/pagamentos/pix/ataque-hacker-pix-bnb-perda-146-milhoes/
  13. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_do_Nordeste

Leadership

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

Chief executive
Paulo Henrique Saraiva Câmara Paulo Henrique Saraiva Câmara Presidente do Banco do Nordeste Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · bnb.gov.br ↗
Chair
Sávia Gavazza dos Santos Presidente do Conselho de Administração Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · bnb.gov.br ↗
Chief financial officer
Wanger Antônio de Alencar Rocha Wanger Antônio de Alencar Rocha Diretor Financeiro e de Crédito Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · bnb.gov.br ↗
Executive
Leonardo Victor Dantas da Cruz Leonardo Victor Dantas da Cruz Diretor de Controle e Risco Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · bnb.gov.br ↗
Executive
Raimundo Vandir Farias Júnior Raimundo Vandir Farias Júnior Diretor de Negócios Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · bnb.gov.br ↗

Supervisors & regulators

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

Brazil
Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil) Central bankPrudential supervisorAML supervisorResolutionForeign exchange
Brazil
Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) Securities

Recent events 2 enforcement or investigation items

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

  1. Incident

    The bank reported a BRL 146.6 million non-recurring item in its first-quarter 2026 results, linked to the January cyber incident.

    finsidersbrasil.com.br ↗
  2. Leadership

    The Board of Directors elected Paulo Câmara as president of the bank again on 5 March 2026, after his earlier term from 2023 to 2025.

    jornalgrandebahia.com.br ↗
  3. Incident

    The bank suspended Pix transactions from 26 to 29 January 2026 after a cyber incident involving a third-party technology provider.

    agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br ↗
  4. Leadership

    The Board of Directors elected Wanger Rocha as president after Paulo Câmara left, with Rocha keeping his post as finance and credit director.

    paraibatotal.com.br ↗
  5. Leadership

    The Board of Directors elected Sávia Gavazza dos Santos as its chair, replacing Marcello Froldi Negro.

    agenciagov.ebc.com.br ↗

Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.

Identifiers

Head-office record

BIC
BNBRBRCFXXX
How the BIC breaks down
  1. BNBRBank
  2. BRCountry · Brazil
  3. CFLocation
  4. XXXBranch · head office
Branch description
HEAD OFFICE
LEI
254900VJWGYKL26WF806
LEI record
View on GLEIF ↗
How the LEI was matched
BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.

Profile

Type
Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
Regulation
Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Register licences
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Country · region
Brazil · Latin America & Caribbean
Trading venues (MIC)
No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
OFAC sanctions
No listing cites this BIC
EU sanctions
No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
Country sanctions
No country programme

Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.

No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.

Ownership and group

GLEIF relationship records

GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.

Addresses

Registered address
CENTRO ADM PRES GETULIO VARGAS BLOCO D2- SUPERIOR AV. DR. SILAS MUNGUBA 5700 PASSARE FORTALEZA 60743-902 BRAZIL
Operational address
CENTRO ADM PRES GETULIO VARGAS BLOCO D2- SUPERIOR AVENIDA DR. SILAS MUNGUBA 5700 PASSARE FORTALEZA 60743-902 FORTALEZA POB 628 BRAZIL

ISO 20022 identification

As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)

A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.

Identified by
BIC, with its LEI
Roles in CBPR+
Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents

CBPR+

For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known

<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>BNBRBRCFXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>254900VJWGYKL26WF806</LEI>
</FinInstnId>

Full record

Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC

<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>BNBRBRCFXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>254900VJWGYKL26WF806</LEI>
  <Nm>BANCO DO NORDESTE DO BRASIL SA</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>FORTALEZA</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>BR</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>CENTRO ADM PRES GETULIO VARGAS BLOCO D2- SUPERIOR AV. DR. SILAS</AdrLine>
    <AdrLine>MUNGUBA 5700 PASSARE FORTALEZA 60743-902</AdrLine>
  </PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>

The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.

Network

Branch network

All 8 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups.

Head office BNBRBRCFXXX HQ BNBRBRCFBHE · Belo Horizonte BHE BNBRBRCFFLA · Fortaleza FLA BNBRBRCFMCO · Maceio MCO BNBRBRCFNTL · Natal NTL BNBRBRCFRCE · Recife RCE BNBRBRCFRJO · Rio De Janeiro RJO BNBRBRCFSDR · Salvador SDR BNBRBRCFSPO · Sao Paulo SPO

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Branch codes

BICBranchCityAddressLEIUpdated
BNBRBRCFBHE — Belo Horizonte RUA DOS INCONFIDENTES 1051 SAVASSI BELO HORIZONTE 30140 BELO HORIZONTE BRAZIL — 2019-11-02
BNBRBRCFFLA — Fortaleza RUA FLORIANO PEIXOTO 941 FLOOR 2 FORTALEZA 60025 FORTALEZA BRAZIL — 2019-11-02
BNBRBRCFMCO — Maceio RUA DR. MELO MORAES 165 MACEIO 57020 MACEIO POB 214 BRAZIL — 2019-11-02
BNBRBRCFNTL — Natal RUA VIGARIO BARTOLOMEU 630 NATAL 59025 NATAL POB 175 BRAZIL — 2019-11-02
BNBRBRCFRCE — Recife RUA CONDE DA BOA VISTA 800 RECIFE 50060 RECIFE POB 1276 BRAZIL — 2019-11-02
BNBRBRCFRJO — Rio De Janeiro RUA DO ROSARIO 103 FLOOR 2 RIO DE JANEIRO 20041 RIO DE JANEIRO POB 1809 BRAZIL — 2019-11-02
BNBRBRCFSDR — Salvador AV. ESTADOS UNIDOS 346 COMERCIO SALVADOR 40010 SALVADOR POB 1292 BRAZIL — 2019-11-02
BNBRBRCFSPO — Sao Paulo AV. PAULISTA 460 BELA VISTA FLOOR 2 SAO PAULO 01310 SAO PAULO POB 1453 BRAZIL — 2019-11-02

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Sources & method

Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.

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