{
  "event": {
    "id": "evt-br-bndes-piaui-2026",
    "date": "2026-07-13",
    "jurisdiction": "brazil",
    "issuingBody": "Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES)",
    "titleOriginal": "BNDES aprova R$ 100 mi para apoiar processamento de níquel no Piauí",
    "titleOriginalLang": "other",
    "titleEn": "BNDES approves R$100 million for Piauí nickel and cobalt processing equipment",
    "titleEnSource": "self",
    "documentNumber": null,
    "policyStatus": "active",
    "mechanism": [
      "funding",
      "supply_chain_security"
    ],
    "affectedMaterialIds": [
      "nickel",
      "cobalt"
    ],
    "affectedSectors": [
      "battery",
      "industrial"
    ],
    "summary": "On 13 July 2026, BNDES reported approval of R$100 million in financing under its Máquinas e Serviços product for Piauí Níquel Metais S/A to obtain equipment and industrial services supporting high-purity nickel and cobalt processing in Capitão Gervásio Oliveira, Piauí. BNDES identifies the company's business plan as one selected in the 2025 BNDES–Finep strategic-minerals call.",
    "analyticalSignificance": "The financing approval connects a selected strategic-minerals business plan to a named public lender, recipient and processing project. The stated 2028 production start and 2029 operational phase are issuer-reported targets; contract execution, cash advances and achieved production require subsequent evidence.",
    "supersededByEventId": null,
    "sourceIds": [
      "src-br-bndes-piaui-2026-07",
      "src-br-bndes-machines-services"
    ],
    "verificationStatus": "verified",
    "intakeMode": "backfill",
    "lifecycle": {
      "officialPublicationDate": "2026-07-13",
      "discoveredAt": null,
      "verifiedAt": "2026-11-04",
      "publishedAt": null
    }
  },
  "framing": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "src-br-bndes-piaui-2026-07",
      "title": "BNDES aprova R$ 100 mi para apoiar processamento de níquel no Piauí",
      "publisher": "Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES)",
      "url": "https://agenciadenoticias.bndes.gov.br/noticia/BNDES-aprova-R$-100-mi-para-apoiar-processamento-de-niquel-no-Piaui/",
      "language": "other",
      "datePublished": "2026-07-13",
      "dateAccessed": "2026-11-04",
      "sourceType": "official",
      "confidence": "primary",
      "notes": "Official approval of R$100 million BNDES Máquinas e Serviços financing for Piauí Níquel Metais S/A, for processing equipment and services. Financing contract/disbursement and physical production milestones remain unverified."
    },
    {
      "id": "src-br-bndes-machines-services",
      "title": "BNDES Máquinas e Serviços",
      "publisher": "Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES)",
      "url": "https://www.bndes.gov.br/wps/portal/site/home/financiamento/produto/bndes-maquinas-e-servicos",
      "language": "other",
      "datePublished": null,
      "dateAccessed": "2026-11-04",
      "sourceType": "official",
      "confidence": "primary",
      "notes": "Official credit-product page describes financing scope, repayment terms and interest-rate components. Undated live programme page; no deal-specific interest rate inferred."
    }
  ]
}