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Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision

2030 Goals

01

Fully integrate climate-related financial risks into prudential supervision and stress testing, ensuring capital and liquidity requirements reflect transition and physical risks.

02

Enhance monetary policy toolkits to include optional green-supportive measures, such as differentiated collateral haircuts and green bond eligibility in open-market operations, without compromising the inflation-targeting mandate.

03

Align supervisory disclosure (Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities Report – GRSAC) with International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy so climate risk transparency improves investor confidence and pricing efficiency for green assets.

04

Deepen inter-agency coordination between the Central Bank of Brazil, the Superintendence of Private Insurance (SUSEP), the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission, and federal ministries to ensure consistency across banking, insurance, and capital markets in supporting climate-aligned finance.

Status

Moderate Progress

The Central Bank of Brazil has begun integrating climate considerations into financial stability monitoring, publishing climate reports and scenario analyses that inform supervisory reviews of banks and financial institutions.

Cross-sector regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil and the Superintendence of Private Insurance, are coordinating with the Central Bank to advance climate-related disclosure standards and supervisory guidance. This joint work is shaping clearer expectations for how financial institutions manage and report climate risks.

Monetary policy operations remain climate-neutral, with no preferential treatment for green assets in repos, collateral, or refinancing. The Central Bank maintains this stance to safeguard the credibility and effectiveness of its policy framework.

Leading Actors

Cooperation is required between these actors and audiences to drive progress foward in Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision .

Private Financial Institutions

Itaú

Private Financial Institutions

Bradesco

Private Financial Institutions

BTG Pactual

Public Financial Institutions

Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)

Public Financial Institutions

Central Bank of Brazil (BCB)

Multilateral Development Banks

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Multilateral Development Banks

World Bank

International Organizations

Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)

International Organizations

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

International Organizations

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)

International Organizations

UNEP Finance Initiative

Ministries

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA)

Ministries

Ministry of Planning and Budget (MPO)

Ministries

Ministry of Finance (MF)

Other Governmental Organizations

National Monetary Council (CMN)

Other Governmental Organizations

Superintendence of Private Insurance (SUSEP)

Other Governmental Organizations

Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM)

Other Governmental Organizations

Comitê Interministerial de Mudança do Clima (CIM)

Supportive Stakeholders

Instituto do Clima e Sociedade (iCS)

Supportive Stakeholders

Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (CEBRI)

Key Milestones

Showcasing the key reform milestones for Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision that have been addressed at global events.

Brazil

Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy announcement

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  • Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision

    Finalize GRSAC–ISSB/CBPS convergence and taxonomy tagging so climate data reliably feeds pricing, indices, and benchmarks used by private investors.

  • Taxonomies, Standardization, and Disclosure

    Build integrated MRV systems by consolidating fragmented data sources across agriculture, forestry, and rural finance, enabling scalable and verifiable application of taxonomy criteria. Strengthen institutional capacity among regulators and financial institutions to implement MRV aligned with CBPS (Socio-environmental Best Practice Guidelines) standards and integrate climate data into internal reporting. Ensure interoperability of Brazil’s taxonomy with international systems while incorporating national social and environmental priorities into criteria design and governance. Establish strong enforcement and disclosure linkages to prevent greenwashing and uphold the credibility of taxonomy-aligned sustainable finance.

Location TBC

Latin America Climate Summit (LACS)

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  • Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision

    Pilot climate-compatible collateral policies (e.g., disclosure-based eligibility or haircuts) subject to strict integrity criteria and periodic review.

  • Domestic Carbon Markets

    Operationalize the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (across all five phases).

India (city TBC)

18th BRICS Summit - BRICS Leaders’ Summit

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  • Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision

    Expand climate scenario analysis and bottom-up stress tests to influence IInternal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process, governance remediation, and supervisory dialogue across major banks.

  • Project Preparation and Business Development Facilities

    Scale subnational support: expand city/state access to FEP/PSP/CFF/FELICITY for sanitation, lighting, solid waste-to-energy, distributed solar, and NBS flood control.

Learn More

Publications and educational material to deepen understanding of Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision .

Resolução CMN nº 4.943 de 15/9/2021

Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision

Resolution CMN nº 4.943 setting rules for sustainability-related risk management by financial institutions.

New regulation on social, environmental, and climate-related risk disclosures

Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision

New regulation requiring financial institutions to disclose environmental, social, and climate-related risks.

Sustainability Banco Central do Brasil

Monetary Policy, Financial Regulation, and Supervision

Portal outlining the Bank’s sustainability policies, strategies, and supervisory role in greening Brazil’s financial system.