BNDES receives Diamond seal of public transparency for the fourth time

The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) received, for the fourth consecutive time, the Diamond seal from the National Public Transparency Radar. This year, the institution achieved a 100% score in the evaluation, an unprecedented result among federal agencies.

In addition to BNDES, only Amazônia Azul Tecnologias de Defesa (Amazul), a public company linked to the Ministry of Defense, obtained the highest score among the 53 federal bodies evaluated in 2026. The evaluation questionnaire contained 101 questions, which corresponded to 266 transparency criteria.

The certification was delivered on Tuesday (10), at the Museum of Tomorrow, in Rio de Janeiro. The National Public Transparency Program (PNTP), responsible for the evaluation, seeks to encourage active transparency in public bodies. The initiative is coordinated by the Association of Members of the Audit Courts of Brazil (Atricon), in partnership with the country's 33 audit courts.

The Diamond seal is awarded to institutions that achieve at least 95% compliance with the transparency criteria. BNDES has participated in the assessment since 2023 and received certification in four editions.

According to the bank, the institution's portal provides data on financing, such as the National Register of Legal Entities (CNPJ) of beneficiaries, sectors of activity and economic or social justifications for the credits. Lists of employees, managers responsible for administrative contracts and cooperation agreements are also published.

Assessment

The 2026 edition of the National Public Transparency Radar evaluated 10,880 public agency portals, around 8% more than in the previous year. The initiative verifies active transparency, characterized by the spontaneous disclosure of information of public interest, without the need for citizens to request it.

The assessment covers bodies of the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary branches, in addition to public ministries, public defender offices and courts of auditors, at the federal, state and municipal levels.

The process is divided into three stages: self-assessment by the bodies themselves, validation by the audit courts and national quality control of the portals that meet the program's requirements.

According to the president of Atricon, Edilson Silva, the objective is to encourage continuous improvement in transparency in public bodies. He stated that the disclosure of information about expenses, contracts and administrative procedures contributes to social control and oversight of public management.