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Pix was not a project of the current management, says president of the Central Bank

The president of the Central Bank (BC), Roberto Campos Neto, highlighted this Thursday (29), that Pix was not a project under his management, but an institutional achievement of the BC, as it was questionated about the use of the instant payments tool in the electoral campaign of the President of the Republic and candidate for re-election, Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

BC employees have been demanding the creation of Pix, which, although it was launched in November 2020, during the Bolsonaro government, was created during the Michel Temer administration.

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When answering the question, Campos Neto clarified that there was already a work group on instant payments before his arrival, with positive conclusions for the development of this project. During his administration, however, said the BC president, there was an understanding that instant payments should have priority.

"The BC team worked day and night during the pandemic to make Pix work. Pix proved to be a success, it is an achievement for BC, for BC employees, and it is just the beginning, there is much more to happen”, said Campos Neto. “Pix was not my project, it is a BC project, and it has several new features that will happen in the future."

(Estadão Content)

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