During her inauguration speech, Rousseff highlighted the NDB's social mission and the bank's commitment to protecting the environment and promoting development.
"In the coming two, three months we’ll have $3 billion dollars to bring into investment to help tackle the coronavirus and to boost infrastructure,” the country's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said.
Brazil is expected to receive $621 million from the New Development Bank (NDB)—the financial institution created in 2015 by Brics, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.