According to the report, the claim was related to Ford's cancellation, in 1999, of a project to build a manufacturing facility in Brazil's southernmost state. Instead, Ford decided to build the factory in the state of Bahia.
Cash-strapped Rio Grande do Sul will use the money to help pay state employees, Folha reported.
($1 = 3.4009 reais)
(Reporting by Ana Mano; Editing by Mark Potter)