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Brazilian Senate and Ministry authorize large-scale credit

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The Brazilian Senate and Ministry of Finance continue to authorize significant credit operations to fund national and subnational infrastructure. The Ministry of Finance has authorized R$ 12.9 billion in credit operations for five states: São Paulo, Piauí, Maranhão, Pernambuco, and Rondônia. These federally guaranteed loans target urban mobility, sanitation, highways, and digital transformation. Specifically, São Paulo is slated to receive R$ 5.4 billion for metro and train expansions, ~~including extensions to Line 5-Lilás and Line 6-Laranja,~~ while Piauí will receive R$ 4.9 billion for ~~transport, urbanization,~~ transport and digital projects. Maranhão, Pernambuco, and Rondônia are also set to receive funds for ~~roadworks, water infrastructure, and public lighting, with Maranhão receiving R$ 1.3 billion, Pernambuco R$ 985 million,~~ roadworks and ~~Rondônia R$ 323 million.~~ water infrastructure. In parallel, the Senate has approved 16 external credit operations totaling nearly US$ 2 billion. Key allocations include US$ 701 million for São Paulo to support hospital restructuring and bus fleet electrification, and US$ 204 million for environmental and sanitation projects in Belo Horizonte. Salvador has secured US$ 190 million for social ~~programs and Afro-Brazilian cultural tourism,~~ programs, while Maceió has been allocated US$ 150 million for urban ~~mobility projects. Additionally, Pará received US$ 15 million from~~ mobility. Recent developments include new authorizations for international credit through the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). In Paraná, the Legislative Assembly proposed a sanction allowing the state to contract up to US$ 100 million for ~~ecological restoration in~~ the ~~Amazon. Furthering these efforts,~~ ‘Profisco III PR’ project, focusing on digital transformation and fiscal management. In Minas Gerais, the Senate approved ~~authorization~~ US$ 304 million in loans, including US$ 204 million for ~~the City of São Paulo~~ Belo Horizonte to ~~enter into three international credit operations from the Inter-American Development Bank~~ fund environmental recovery and ~~the World Bank, totaling approximately~~ sewage expansion, and US$ ~~701.9~~ 100 million ~~(R$ 3.62 billion). This funding is designated~~ for the ~~‘Avança Saúde II’~~ ‘Minas Para Resultados’ program to ~~modernize the municipal hospital network with R$ 1.06 billion,~~ target climate resilience and ~~for the decarbonization of public transport through the acquisition of over 1,100 electric buses using R$ 2.56 billion.~~ sustainable agriculture between 2026 and 2030.

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