The possibility in participating in R&D development in conjunction with a Brazilian company is an avenue for your company to starting doing business in Brazil at low cost with a solid partnership. To be eligible to participate in these types of grants, a couple of options are available:
Option 1: Partner with Brazilian company and/or research center(s) and through a collaborative R&D Projects to develop a product of both interest. In this situation your company will participation in the production and commercialization of the end product. Non-recurring Engineering (NRE) money is granted by Brazilian Government and Canadian government thorough entities like FAPESP and ISTP Canada www.istpcanada.ca. During the calls for proposal, your company and the Brazilian company or research center are going together respond the call for proposal.
Option 2: Your company can be a solely source of technology for Research centers located in Brazil. In this situation your company is going to provide IP and support during the excursion of the R&D projects in Brazil.