[5] The bank has supported social investments aimed at education and health, family agriculture, basic sanitation and mass transportation.

The bank offers financial support lines and programs to companies of any size and sector that have been set up in the country.

[6] BNDES has been accused of operating with larger firms in a corrupt manner[7][8][9] and giving help to big corporations instead of small and medium-sized private businesses.

Operating with statutes of "ethical and environmental principles", in 2012, BNDES approved a 22.5 billion real loan for the construction of the Belo Monte Dam, a project that displaced local communities.

[7] In recent BNDES investments, lobby irregularities and conflict of interest arrives with JBS S.A.[8][11] OGX/EBX Group,[12] GPA (company),[13] and others.