On July 28, 2026, Brazil's Ministry of Finance published the operational manual for the 5th Eco Invest Brasil auction, financing technology innovation in strategic ecological-transition sectors: green fuels, AI/automation for production, critical minerals, batteries and energy storage, and green chemistry. It offers three instruments across technology-maturity levels, including non-reimbursable research grants open to technology-based entrepreneurship. The first four auctions mobilized R$140.2 billion (R$56 billion from abroad) across 41 projects.
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Brazil launches 5th Eco Invest auction to fund green-tech innovation
Why this matters for founders
Climate, energy, or deeptech founders should read the manual on the National Treasury portal and check eligibility for the innovation-fund and non-reimbursable research tracks before the auction window, then line up a qualifying financial-institution partner to structure participation.
Source: Jornal Aurora
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