5th Eco Invest Brasil creates financial instruments with the support of public resources to leverage private investments; initiative targets 6 priority areas, including critical minerals
The federal government launched this Monday (May 25, 2026) the 5th auction of the program, which seeks to attract private capital, especially foreign capital, for sustainable projects in the country that also have the support of public resources.
The auction will receive proposals until July and is anchored in 3 financial instruments:
- Innovation Funds: creation of 6 funds (1 for each sector), with a contribution of R$1.5 billion in public capital from the Climate Fund for each one. Banks will be able to offer up to 2 times this amount in private resources.
- Corporate credit: offering up to an additional R$1 billion per fund to leverage and scale technologies in the industry. Banks will have to offer at least 3 times the amount in private leverage.
- Applied research: 0.5% of all resources mobilized must go towards research at universities. In addition, at least 10% of the funds’ portfolio will need to be invested in companies that contract this research or internalize outside technologies.
The winning financial institutions are committed to supporting production chains. The competition requires that proposals contain a share of 15% to 45% of foreign capital. To attract interested parties, the government will carry out a roadshow in the United States, Europe and China.
Each bank can manage a maximum of 3 funds. The notice provides that, if the projects exceed profit expectations, part of the excess profits will be shared with the National Treasury.
FOCUS ON 6 SECTORS
The 5th round of Eco Invest targets 6 priority areas:
- Green fertilizers;
- Battery systems and critical mineral processing;
- Sustainable fuels;
- Automation and artificial intelligence in production processes;
- Green chemistry;
- Circularity of mineral and industrial waste.
One of the objectives of the program is to increase the conversion of research carried out in Brazil in patents and effective technological application for the economy.
In relation to fertilizers, the objective is to reduce external dependence and create a new category of biofertilizers to meet international demand.
In critical minerals, the goal is to stop just extracting rare earths and start processing products, which are fundamental for the development of technologies and products for the decarbonization of the economy.
FOR GOVERNMENT, GLOBAL CONTEXT IS FAVORABLE
The launch event took place in São Paulo and was attended by Finance Minister Dario Durigan, as well as other authorities.
The economic team assessed that the launch takes place at a favorable geopolitical moment. During the event, authorities highlighted that Brazil was one of the countries least affected by , and highlighted the history of investments in biofuels and pre-salt exploration technology.
