são paulobanco do brasil sas profit rose in the fourth quarter from a year earlier after the rise in income from loan operations outweighed an increase in provisions for bad loans the statecontrolled bank reported net income of 86 billion reais the equivalent of 17 billion in the period from brl54 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 while adjusted net income jumped to brl90 billion from brl59 billion reais a year earlier net interest income rose to brl215 billion from brl148 billion the lender took in brl84 billion from fees up from brl78 billion a year earlier while income from loan operations rose to brl309 billion from brl220 billion banco do brasil said its fourthquarter results were impacted by a provision for a company in the large corporate segment that filed for protection from creditors in january the bank put aside brl65 billion in the quarter for bad loans up from brl38 billion a year earlier brazilian retailer americanas sa which in january was granted protection from creditors while it works on a restructuring plan said last week that it owes banco do brasil about 16 billion reais