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Brazil Sets Record for Rouanet Cultural Funding in 2025 as Petrobras Tops Donor List

Salic data show R$3.4 billion reached 6,307 projects, far below the R$20.9 billion authorized.

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.