After 29 days of hassle my application went into "Under Check" status (which means it has left the contractor and is now in the hands of the Brazilian government) and has been in that status for a week. My wife's application went into that status today after 36 days of hassle..
The program does not start until Sep 6 and is only applicable to departures from Oct 1 forward. So far only for Caribbean Princess, Discovery Princess, Enchanted Princess, Regal Princess and Ruby Princessr