The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) reported this Thursday, the 11th, that it has approved R$ 16.18 billion in credit for Brazilian companies affected by the tariff hike imposed by United States President Donald Trump on products exported by Brazil. The approved amount represents the fulfillment of 99.75% of all credit requests filed with the development bank since September 18. The total demand was R$ 16.22 billion. A total of 1,131 credit operations were carried out, with 810 of them involving micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. The total approved includes R$ 8.37 billion from the Diversification Line, which fosters the search for new markets, R$ 7.48 billion for the Working Capital Line, aimed at supporting general expenses, and R$ 295.6 million for the Capital Goods Line. "With agility and competence, the BNDES fulfilled the mission given by President Lula to support Brazilian exporting companies and suppliers in the face of the tariff measures imposed by..."