Brazil Adds $617 Million To Eco Invest Fund For Amazon Projects
Brazil's National Treasury allocated $617.5 million to the Eco Invest Amazon program on May 25, 2026, to finance sustainable projects across the Amazon.[1]
Eight banks committed roughly $2 billion in the same auction, bringing total Eco Invest commitments to about 140 billion reais (roughly $28 billion).[1] Under the program, Treasury money is lent to banks at 1% annually and those banks must mobilize at least four times that amount in private capital, with at least 60% from foreign investors.[1]
Environment officials said the funding will support sustainable tourism, infrastructure and bioeconomy ventures as part of Brazil's net-zero-by-2050 strategy.[1] The move comes as Brazil's lower house advances bills that would weaken satellite-based enforcement against illegal deforestation, a key tool credited with cutting deforestation about 50% since 2023.[1]
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- On May 25, 2026, Brazil's National Treasury allocated $617.5 million to the Eco Invest Amazon investment program.
- Eight banks committed about $2 billion in the same auction, and total Eco Invest commitments now reach roughly 140 billion reais ($28 billion).
- Eco Invest lends Treasury money to banks at a 1% annual rate and requires them to mobilize at least four times that amount in private capital, with at least 60% from foreign investors.
- Environment officials said the funding will support sustainable tourism, infrastructure and bioeconomy ventures in the Amazon as part of Brazil's net-zero-by-2050 strategy.
- The move comes as Brazil's lower house advances bills that would weaken satellite-based enforcement against illegal deforestation, a key tool credited with cutting deforestation about 50% since 2023.
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