Management Minister Esther Dweck said on Wednesday, 5, that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pleased with the results of state banks. She spoke to journalists at Planalto Palace after meeting with Lula and managers of these companies. According to her, the meeting was to show the results to the president, as anticipated the Broadcast (Real Time News System of the State Group).
“The positive data is that credit in Brazil is growing, the credit of public banks,” said the minister. “The president is worried, is paying close attention to the state -owned companies, and he has a very important question linked to public credit,” she said, noting that the numbers presented by the institutions are “very important”, with great growth over the previous period . The consolidated balance sheets of each bank, however, should only be presented until April, as they depend on official disclosures.
The minister also stated that the head of government wants a distribution of credit among the various regions of Brazil, as well as the care of specific sectors, such as the rural producer and microcredit.
“The president has a great concern with the regional credit distribution, so they also brought open data to show that we are growing in the Northeast, in the North, the issues of sustainable investments, important lines. The president was very pleased with the results he is having at public banks at this time, ”he said.
Asked if, during the meeting, banks argued with Lula about the slowdown of credit in 2025 due to monetary policy, Dweck replied that the issue was not debated. According to her, for the year, the institutions only dealt with the perspective with the credit lines and the annual projections.
“We talked a little about the lines, especially Basa and BNB, which have lines linked to the constitutional background, which are cheaper. BNDES spoke of the importance of the Climate Fund, we discussed the existing lines, but there was no such discussion, ”he replied.
