O Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento Econômico e a reforma bancária

Abstract

The text analyzes the role of the National Bank for Economic Development (BNDE) in the context of the Brazilian banking reform during the 1960s, highlighting its involvement in the formulation and implementation of policies that culminated in the 1964 Banking Reform Law. The study reveals that the BNDE not only financed projects aimed at modernizing the banking sector but also acted as an institutional coordinator, influencing the new structure of the national financial system. The reform aimed to streamline and expand long-term credit, strengthen public financial institutions, and reorganize the banking market to make it more efficient and aligned with the goals of planned economic development.