{
  "commitment": {
    "id": "fin-br-bndes-piaui-niquel-2026",
    "eventId": "evt-br-bndes-piaui-2026",
    "relationships": [],
    "instrument": "loan",
    "valueRole": "commitment",
    "capitalSource": "public",
    "amount": {
      "value": "100000000",
      "currency": "BRL",
      "qualifier": "exact",
      "amountAsStated": "R$ 100 milhões",
      "currencyBasis": "stated"
    },
    "provider": "Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES)",
    "providerJurisdiction": "brazil",
    "providerOrgIds": [
      "org-br-bndes"
    ],
    "legalAuthority": null,
    "programmeId": "prg-br-bndes-maquinas-servicos",
    "recipient": "Piauí Níquel Metais S/A",
    "recipientOrgIds": [
      "org-br-piaui-niquel-metais"
    ],
    "project": "Piauí Níquel nickel and cobalt processing project",
    "projectId": "prj-br-piaui-niquel",
    "facility": null,
    "locations": [
      {
        "countryCode": "BR",
        "subnational": "Piauí",
        "asStated": "Capitão Gervásio Oliveira (PI), Brazil"
      }
    ],
    "stages": [
      "processing"
    ],
    "stageAllocation": "single_stage",
    "materialIds": [
      "nickel",
      "cobalt"
    ],
    "materialAttribution": "tracked_only",
    "untrackedMaterialsAsStated": [],
    "financialStatusHistory": [
      {
        "status": "decided",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "sourceId": "src-br-bndes-piaui-2026-07",
        "note": "BNDES reports approval of R$100 million of financing; signature, obligation and disbursement are not evidenced."
      }
    ],
    "implementationStatusHistory": [
      {
        "status": "not_stated",
        "date": null,
        "sourceId": "src-br-bndes-piaui-2026-07",
        "note": "Physical status is described only as a project in development; stated target dates are future projections."
      }
    ],
    "terms": [],
    "outcomes": [],
    "evidence": [
      {
        "sourceId": "src-br-bndes-piaui-2026-07",
        "supports": [
          "instrument",
          "value_role",
          "capital_source",
          "amount",
          "provider",
          "recipient",
          "project",
          "location",
          "stages",
          "materials",
          "status",
          "programme"
        ],
        "evidence": "explicit",
        "locator": "Title; paragraphs 1–5; project technology and production paragraphs",
        "note": "BNDES directly states financing approval amount, named product, recipient, project, location and materials."
      },
      {
        "sourceId": "src-br-bndes-machines-services",
        "supports": [
          "instrument",
          "programme"
        ],
        "evidence": "explicit",
        "locator": "Official BNDES product heading and financing/interest details",
        "note": "Confirms Máquinas e Serviços as a credit-financing product; no case-specific loan terms inferred."
      }
    ],
    "notes": "One approved public loan under the named BNDES product. Record status decided; no executed contract, drawdown or verified facility completion shown by reviewed source. The recipient was also selected in the 2025 BNDES–Finep call, but R$45.8bn aggregate estimated investment across 56 plans is not additional government financing."
  },
  "event": {
    "id": "evt-br-bndes-piaui-2026",
    "date": "2026-07-13",
    "jurisdiction": "brazil",
    "titleEn": "BNDES approves R$100 million for Piauí nickel and cobalt processing equipment"
  },
  "parents": [],
  "children": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "src-br-bndes-piaui-2026-07",
      "title": "BNDES aprova R$ 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."
    }
  ]
}