Banco do Brasil Weighs Farmer Relief Amid War, Capital Risk

Idle harvesting machinery on a partially worked field during a soy and corn harvest near Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, Bahia state, on March 5.Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg

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By Martha Beck, Rachel Gamarski, and Matheus Piovesana

March 30, 2026 at 7:29 PM UTC

Updated on

March 30, 2026 at 8:37 PM UTC

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Banco do Brasil SA is weighing fresh financial relief for farmers hit by the war in Iran, a move that risks straining its balance sheet and reviving the need for asset sales or a capital increase.