One of the most rumored operations by (Banco de Brasília) in recent years, the sale of a 49% stake for R$320 million to a group of investors will be undone due to the crisis involving the state bank.
The businesspeople involved in the business have already sent a formal notification to the institution, linked to the Federal District government, informing them of the withdrawal of the transaction.
BRB Financeira is a subsidiary that offers services such as payroll, real estate and personal credit. It also works in the public sector, focusing on social and development programs.
BRB is going through a crisis and is accused of having made illegal transfers to, from businessman Daniel Vorcaro, through the purchase of , which would be covered up through . The prohibited the completion of the deal in September.
In November, the Court ordered the removal of the presidency of the BRB amid the Federal Police. Subsequently, he was fired by the governor (MDB-DF).
Costa was responsible at BRB for the sale of BRB Financeira to a group made up of André Azin, Carla Pontes, José Ricardo Lemos Rezek and CPSB Patrimonial e Participações.
Azin and Carla are founders of fintech Kardbank, which operates with payroll cards. Rezek, in turn, is CEO of the RZK group, which operates in several areas, such as agribusiness, telecommunications and energy. CPSB is controlled by the Pontes family and operates in the construction sector in Ceará.
They have already sent notification regarding the withdrawal to BRB. The Panel reached out to investors through its communications department, who did not respond.
The sale of BRB Financeira was affected by the turbulent scenario seen by the public bank. According to the technical area of the Central Bank, BRB would have made accounting records based on the contract for the sale of the financial company’s share before it had been signed, with the aim of avoiding non-compliance with the bank’s financial health indexes.
According to the Panel, the expectation of business owners is that withdrawal will not generate a fine, as the possibility of this occurring was foreseen in the contract.
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