This paper aims to present and analyze the functions performed by the Brazilian federal banks, in a Keynesian perspective, emphasizing its role: i) in promoting economic and regional development, by directing credit to specific sectors and regions, ii) the anti-cyclical action, especially after...

Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Beto Sicupira erected in just over four decades, the greatest empire in the history of Brazilian capitalism and won an unprecedented salience in the global scenario. Over the past five years they bought no less than three well-known American brands globally:...