The charges at least R$337 million from , an amount referring to payroll-deductible loans intended for public servants in the state.
The Panel found that, since May 2025, the bank suspended the offer of payroll loans to employees, retirees and pensioners, due to the failure of the management of the
State officials say, despite this, that the government has been deducting installments from paychecks.
The column had access to a notification the bank made to the government in May. In the document, the financial institution says that the suspension of the agreement does not exempt the government from making late payments.
“We request the immediate transfer of the amounts recorded on the employees’ payroll in the amount of R$ 377,414,056.07, calculated to date”, says the text of the notification, sent by Banco do Brasil on May 22nd.
The Bezerra administration admits the impasse. “The State Government recognizes the existence of the debt and maintains negotiations with the financial institution to regularize it, with the prospect of repayment by the end of the current year”, says the note.
“The State also informs that monthly payments have been made regularly. The payment for the month was made this Wednesday (10), in accordance with the commitment made by management to keep current obligations up to date and not register new delays”, continues the government.
When contacted by the Panel this Thursday (11), Banco do Brasil declined to comment.
Rio Grande do Norte is experiencing a financial and fiscal crisis, with personnel expenses alone consuming 56% of the state’s net revenue. On the 30th, the government published a contingency of R$497.4 million, with the aim of adapting expenses to revenue.
In this scenario, Bezerra gave up running for the Senate. The governor, who is split with her deputy Walter Alves (MDB), is trying to appoint her Finance Secretary, Cadu Xavier (PT), as a successor.
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