Brazilian Guarantees Agency (ABGF)
Last updated on 30 May 2026
Key facts
Brazilian agency providing services for official export credit insurance backed by the Export Guarantee Fund to support Brazilian exports.
Quadra 02, Bloco A, nº 190
Edif. Corporate Financial Center
Brasilia, D.F., 70.712-900
Brazil
+55 61 3246 6200/6201
www.abgf.gov.br
Edif. Corporate Financial Center
Brasilia, D.F., 70.712-900
Brazil
+55 61 3246 6200/6201
www.abgf.gov.br
PUBLIC
2013
Credit rating (sovereign) (Fitch)
BB
BB
Foreign currency
Local currency
Authorizations and country export data
2024 top export sectors
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products
17%
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits
13%
Ores slag and ash
10%
Meat and edible meat offal
7%
Sugars and sugar confectionery
6%
2024 export destinations
Financing modalities
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90%–100%
100%
Products
- Commercial and political risk insurance
- Short term cover targeted to SMEs (pre- and post-shipment), tenor up to 2 years
- Medium- and long-term cover can have tenors of over 2 years
- Transactions insured for political risk only may have tenors lower than 2 years
- Risk premium charged is based on the OECD MPR calculation
- Structured finance cover is available for the infrastructure, power, oil and gas, ethanol, automotive, and telecommunications sectors
- Performance and payment bonds are offered to military exporters
- Guarantees for infrastructure projects covers, directly, or indirectly, risks in respect of concessions.
- Rural insurance stability funds covers rural operations against force majeure which impact such businesses as agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, forestry, and rural pledge
Policies
- Cover for aircraft transactions is in accordance with the OECD arrangement's aircraft sector understanding
- Works closely with the export credit agencies of other BRICS countries
- Anti-corruption compliance
- Compliance rules in respect to environmental crimes and slave and child labor
News
- 2025: ABGF intensifies the promotion of Export Credit Insurance and the number of operations increases fivefold
- 2025: ABGF and ATIDI sign partnership to promote trade between Brazil and Africa
- 2025: ABGF and UKEF signed a cooperation arrangement to support sustainable exports involving Brazilian exports with UK content.
- 2024: The agency was restructured
- 2023: Starting in 2023, all new operations within the scope of Export Credit Insurance must be registered through the Siscomex Single Portal