Institutional

Promotion and defense for cooperative interests

The Brazilian Cooperative Organization (OCB) is the highest instances for representing cooperatives in the country. It is structured in order to promote democratic and transparent governance.

Among its attributions, the OCB is responsible for promoting, stimulating and defending the cooperative system, at all political and institutional instances. It also has the responsibility for preserving and enhancing that system, and for encouraging and advising the cooperative societies.

Since its creation, the OCB has assumed the responsibility for organizing the cooperative movement, in order to strengthen and consolidate it. Since then information has been generated on the number and profile of Brazilian cooperatives.

Today there are 27 state organizations representing 7.6 thousand cooperatives in 13 sectors of activity.

Mission

Represent and strengthen the Brazilian cooperative movement, promoting it’s identify and recognizing its diversity.

Vision

Be the reference point for the Brazilian cooperative movement and for its identity, stimulating inter cooperation and expanding its socioeconomic participation.

Presidency

Márcio Lopes de Freitas

Administrative Council

Director vice-presidents
Marcos Antônio Zordan
Onofre Cezário de Souza Filho
Roberto Coelho da Silva
Ronaldo Ernesto Scucato
Silvio Silvestre de Carvalho

Director council members
Celso Ramos Régis
Esthério Sebastião Colnago
Orlando Colavolpe
Salatiel Rodrigues de Souza
Vergílio Frederico Perius

Alternates
Antônio Chavaglia
Eliseu Cardoso Viana
João Paulo Koslovski
José Milton de Almeida
Wagner Guerra da Fonseca

Fiscal Council

Full Members
Agostinho dos Santos
José Merched Chaar
Gecy Pungan

Alternates
Jorge Meneses
José Pinto de Alencar
Marco Aurélio Cabral

Ethics Council

Full Members
Erivaldo de Jesus Araújo
Jadir Giroto
Valdir Bernardo Feller

Alternates
Agamenon Leite Coutinho
Américo Utumi
Carlos Fabiano Braga