Overview
- Petrobras directed R$307.3 million to Rouanet projects in 2025, a 1,500% increase versus 2022, leading the corporate ranking.
- State-owned companies allocated R$403.7 million in 2025, the highest since 1994, as total releases rose 12.4% from the prior year.
- From 2023 to 2025, cultural projects captured R$9.2 billion, matching the entire four-year total recorded under Bolsonaro.
- Masp received R$49.2 million, the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra R$42.9 million, and Inhotim R$41.5 million, topping the list of beneficiaries.
- The largest single transfers were R$32.9 million from Petrobras to the Orquestra Petrobras Sinfônica and R$22 million from Vale to Inhotim, and Petrobras defended its expanded sponsorships as a strategic reorganization and a redirection of taxes rather than new company expenses.