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Critical Minerals

Mining policy, strategic minerals, processing and Brazil’s place in global supply chains.

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Brazil Enacts National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals

Brazil’s new critical-minerals policy establishes a council to set priorities and a suite of financing and traceability tools. Its practical reach will depend on regulations still to be issued.

Sep 21, 2026

Background & historical context

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May 6, 1997Brazil privatized CVRD in landmark 1997 mining auction May 6, 1997Vale Privatization Marked a Turning Point in Brazil’s Market Reforms