SAO PAULO- Brazil's state-controlled oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA has hired banks to coordinate a global bond issue of an unspecified amount, according to a securities filing on Wednesday.

Banks BNP Paribas, Itau BBA, JPMorgan & Chase, Scotia Capital and SMBC Nikko will manage the offering.

(Reporting by Carolina Mandl Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) ((carolina.mandl@thomsonreuters.com; +55 11 5644 7703; +55 11 97116-3806;))