Banks, finance companies and insurers

BANCO DO BRASIL S.A.

Who owns it

Branch of Banco do Brasil S.A.

Ultimate owner: Federal Republic of Brazil (controlling shareholder of Banco do Brasil)

Source: BCP register (foreign branch) (structure; confidence high).

Rating and auditor (2026)

AA+py

Feller Rate, outlook estable. Auditor: BDO Auditores Consultores. Local scale ("py"): AAApy is the strongest in Paraguay, not a global rating.

Per employee (27 staff)

Profit per employee, last 12 monthsUSD -2.5 k
Deposits per employeeUSD 3.8 M
Loans per employeeUSD 3.7 M

Who it lends to

Agriculture54 %
Wholesale trade18 %
Financial sector10 %
Industry8 %
Services7 %
Retail trade1 %
Cattle1 %
Construction1 %

2026-09, share of USD 97.4 M lent.

Accounts

Assets

USD 142 M
₲ 828 bn
2026-09 · -12 % in a year in USD (-26 % in ₲)
2016-012026-09

Liabilities

USD 114 M
₲ 666 bn
2026-09 · -17 % in a year in USD (-31 % in ₲)
2016-012026-09

Equity

USD 27.8 M
₲ 162 bn
2026-09 · +19 % in a year in USD (-0 % in ₲)
2016-012026-09

Deposits

USD 103 M
₲ 602 bn
2026-09 · -10 % in a year in USD (-25 % in ₲)
2016-012026-09

Net loans

USD 99.9 M
₲ 583 bn
2026-09 · -14 % in a year in USD (-28 % in ₲)
2016-012026-09

Profit, year to date

USD 201 k
₲ 1.2 bn
2026-09
2016-012026-09

Pre-tax profit, year to date

USD 262 k
₲ 1.5 bn
2026-09 · -63 % in a year in USD (-69 % in ₲)
2016-012026-09

Staff

27
2026-09 · +0 % in a year
2016-012026-09

Branches

1
2026-09 · +0 % in a year
2016-012026-09

ATMs

0
2024-11
2016-012024-11

Tier 1 capital / risk-weighted assets

26.1 %
2026-09
2016-012026-09

Bad loans (past due / total)

1.8 %
2026-09
2016-012026-09

Return on assets (ROA)

0.2 %
2026-09
2016-012026-09

Return on equity (ROE)

1.3 %
2026-09
2016-012026-09

Liquidity (cash and short investments / deposits)

36.7 %
2026-09
2016-012026-09

Cost / operating margin

73.1 %
2026-09
2016-012026-09

Charts of money are in US dollars, each month at the central bank's month-end rate; the guaraní figure is under each dollar amount. Source: Banco Central del Paraguay (monthly returns, unaudited until the year closes).