Brazil Adds $25.6 Billion to Its Industrial Policy in an Election Year

Brazil Nova Industria gains a fresh one hundred forty billion reais from BNDES and Finep through December, an election-year push for factories and tech.

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Key Facts

—The top-up. Brazil’s government added R$140 billion ($25.6 billion) to its industrial-policy financing on June 26, to be deployed by December 2026.

—The split. Development bank BNDES provides R$102.5 billion ($18.8 billion) and innovation agency Finep R$37.5 billion ($6.9 billion).

—The venue. The announcement came at a ceremony marking BNDES’s 74th anniversary, with President Lula and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin present.

—The base. Nova Indústria Brasil launched in January 2024 with a roughly R$300 billion envelope through 2026; this new money is layered on top.

Brazil Adds $25.6 Billion to Its Industrial Policy in an Election Year

Brazil Adds $25.6 Billion to Its Industrial Policy in an Election Year

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