Brazilian Development Bank
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES)
Federal development bank that, with FINEP, runs funding calls for projects transforming strategic minerals for the energy transition.
- Stakeholder group
- Banks, development finance and insurance
- Headquarters
- Brazil
- Website
- bndes.gov.br ↗
Deals and financing (2)
2026-09-09 · Government loan · signed · BRL 77.5
Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) → Viridis Mineração Ltda (Viridis Mining and Minerals) · Viridis rare earth processing and technology development
BNDES approved a BRL 77.5 million (about USD 15 million), 16-year financing facility for Viridis' Brazilian subsidiary to support rare earth processing and technology development.
2024-02-15 · Government loan · announced
Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) → Sigma Lithium · Second Greentech lithium concentrate plant (Vale do Jequitinhonha)
BNDES issued a letter of intention to provide development-bank debt for Sigma Lithium's second Greentech lithium concentrate plant in Minas Gerais, whose FEL3 capex is about BRL 492 million (USD 100 million).
Profile compiled from public sources (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br), checked 2026-10-02. Report an error