Banco Central do Brasil's financial regulation division now operates with approximately 600 staff. That figure represents a 42 percent decline over the past decade, Bloomberg reported on May 12. During the same period, the number of regulated financial institutions increased by 50 percent. Approximately 102 of those remaining workers are eligible for retirement.
PIX has recorded ten service disruptions in 2026 through April 30. Affected institutions included Nubank, Itau Unibanco, and Caixa Economica Federal. BCB did not formally attribute any of the ten incidents to faults in its own SPI or DICT central infrastructure. BCB resumed full MED 2.0 enforcement proceedings on May 11, ending a 97-day grace period under Resolution 546. Non-compliant institutions now face administrative sanctions under the multi-hop fraud tracking framework for the first time.
The staffing pressure became a public concern following the collapse of Banco Master SA in 2025. BCB's enforcement obligations now span PIX fraud recovery, Section 301 trade consultations, cybersecurity compliance under Resolution 538, and the May accreditation window for electronic money issuers. PIX counted 916 participating institutions as of February 2026. Over 70 additional institutions remain in the accession process.