Brazil Infrastructure New Funding for Innovation Projects
Brazil’s Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation announced approximately US$ 650 million (R$ 3.3 billion) in funding for innovation projects under Nova Indústria Brasil, the country’s reindustrialization strategy. U.S. companies in agribusiness, healthcare, digital transformation, energy transition, infrastructure, and defense sectors may find partnership and market entry opportunities as Brazilian entities seek technology providers and research partners for funded projects.
Brazil’s Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation (MCTI) announced an approximately US$ 650 million (R$ 3.3 billion) investment package under Nova Indústria Brasil (NIB), the federal government’s reindustrialization strategy. The funding marks the second public call cycle of the “Programa Mais Inovação” and includes 13 public notices, plus a dedicated call under the “Conhecimento Brasil” program.
The initiative aims to accelerate Brazil’s industrial transformation through sustainability, technological autonomy, reduced external dependency, and job creation.
The investment targets high-innovation, high-technological-risk projects with strong economic and social relevance across six strategic sectors:
• agro-industrial value chains;
• healthcare;
• infrastructure
• digital transformation;
• energy transition;
• national defense
Priority areas include pharmaceutical inputs, fertilizers, artificial intelligence, batteries, energy transition technologies, and critical minerals.
U.S. firms offering advanced technologies or solutions in these priority areas may find opportunities to:
• partner with Brazilian companies, research institutions, or industrial stakeholders applying for funding
• supply technology, equipment, or services to funded projects; or
• establish joint ventures and licensing agreements to support Brazil’s technological sovereignty goals.
This new funding cycle represents a significant opportunity to engage in Brazil’s next phase of industrial modernization and technological sovereignty.
For more information on opportunities for U.S. companies, please contact Patricia Marega, Patricia.Marega@trade.gov, ICT Commercial Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, São Paulo.
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