The Brazilian government announced today an additional R$140 billion (approximately US$25 billion) in investment funding for the Nova Indústria Brasil (NIB) policy, aiming to accelerate development across the country’s most strategic industrial sectors by the end of this year. The commitment was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.
Of the new allocation, R$102.5 billion will be channeled through BNDES, while R$37.5 billion will come from the Financing Agency for Studies and Projects (Finep). With this infusion, total resources mobilized under the NIB framework are set to surpass R$750 billion between 2023 and 2026.
The Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services (MDIC) emphasized BNDES’s central role in shaping and implementing the industrial policy. “From the outset, as we built NIB, the MDIC had BNDES as perhaps its main interlocutor. In all six missions, BNDES is present,” the minister stated, underscoring the bank’s function as both an inducer of industrial policy and a catalyst for private investment.
The minister also highlighted the private sector’s growing engagement with the policy’s objectives. “In four out of the six missions we designed for NIB, the private sector accounts for the majority of investments. This shows the industrial policy has been assimilated by private industry,” he noted.
Strategic Sectors in Focus
The expanded funding will target a portfolio of strategic segments deemed critical for strengthening Brazil’s productive sovereignty and global competitiveness. These include:
- Fertilizers and agricultural machinery, key to Brazil’s agribusiness powerhouse status
- Active pharmaceutical ingredients (IFAs), biopharmaceuticals, and advanced therapies, aimed at reducing health-sector import dependence
- Sustainable mobility and critical minerals, aligned with the global energy transition
- Artificial intelligence, audiovisual technologies, and dual-use technologies (civilian and military applications)
Officials say the investments are designed to foster innovation, enhance supply-chain resilience, and position Brazilian industry for leadership in emerging technological fields.
New Monitoring Platform Launched
Alongside the funding announcement, the Brazilian Development Industrial Agency (ABDI) launched the Investe Indústria Brasil portal. The digital platform will serve as a comprehensive map of the country’s industrial policy, tracking companies’ investment intentions and identifying sectoral bottlenecks. By collecting data directly from firms operating in NIB priority areas, ABDI will monitor sectoral demands and help coordinate public and private stakeholders to overcome obstacles to investment.
The NIB framework, launched in 2023, organizes Brazil’s industrial strategy around six “missions” — long-term challenges that guide public and private investment toward areas of strategic national interest. The new funding package signals the government’s intent to scale up execution as the 2026 deadline approaches, with the broader goal of revitalizing Brazilian manufacturing and reducing structural dependencies in critical supply chains.
Source: Agenciagov
