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Oil, gas, electricity, energy transition and the infrastructure behind Brazil’s energy system.

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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

Business

Brazil sanctions tax regime designed to attract data-center investment

Brazil has created Redata, a special tax regime for data-center projects that covers cloud computing, high-performance computing and artificial-intelligence workloads while imposing local-market and sustainability requirements on beneficiaries.

Sep 19, 2026

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Jun 14, 2022Eletrobras Capitalization Ended Federal Majority Control While Preserving State Control of Strategic Assets Mar 17, 2014Operation Lava Jato’s Opening Phase Began on March 17, 2014 Mar 17, 2014How Operation Car Wash Reshaped Brazil’s Institutions and Corporate Compliance Nov 8, 2007The 2007 Tupi discovery that reshaped Brazil’s pre-salt debate