BRDE - Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo Sul (Brazil)

The Far South Regional Development Bank - BRDE was founded on June 15, 1961 by the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná, with the purpose of making the south of Brazil prosper. Since then, BRDE has been a partner that supports and monitors the development of projects to increase the competitiveness of enterprises of all sizes in the region. A reference in long-term investment financing, capable of turning projects into realities.

It is a public financial development institution, controlled by the three southern states and with financial and administrative autonomy. BRDE is subject to the supervision and control of the Court of Auditors, as well as the supervision of the Central Bank of Brazil. It currently has 463 employees in the three states. Its administrative and organizational structure is determined by the Internal Regulations established by the Southern Development and Integration Council - CODESUL and substantiated by Constitutive Acts approved by the Legislative Assemblies of the Member States.

With administrative headquarters and agency in the city of Porto Alegre (RS), it also has branches in Florianópolis (SC) and Curitiba (PR), as well as a representative office in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and advertising space in Campo Grande ( MS). It also has promotional spaces in 10 cities in the Southern Region.