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Brazilian Senate prioritizes critical minerals and data center legislation
The Brazilian Senate is advancing two major legislative priorities: a national policy for critical minerals and tax incentives for the data center industry.
Senator Eduardo Braga has been appointed rapporteur for PL 2.780/2024, which establishes the National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals. The proposal aims to expand research, extraction, and processing within Brazil to secure supply chains for technologies like electric vehicles and renewable energy. Key provisions include a R$ 2 billion fund for mineral activity guarantees and R$ 5 billion dedicated to the domestic processing and transformation of minerals.
Simultaneously, the Senate is considering PL 278/2026, which proposes the Special Taxation Regime for Data Center Services (Redata). This measure seeks to reduce technological dependency—noting that 60% of Brazil's data and AI workloads are currently processed abroad—by suspending Import Tax, IPI, and PIS/Cofins for five years on equipment purchases. The project aims to make domestic operations more competitive, as current tax burdens make local processing roughly 30% more expensive than international alternatives.
Entities
Brazilian Senate · Cid Gomes · Davi Alcolumbre · Eduardo Braga · Gustavo Pimenta · Leila Barros · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · Ministry of Finance · Omar Aziz · REDATA · Senate of Brazil · Vale
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 4 SOURCES] The critical minerals policy includes a R$ 2 billion fund for mineral activity guarantees. portaldocomercio.org.br · br.paipee.com
- [● 7 SOURCES] The Redata proposal creates a special tax regime for data center services, suspending Import Tax, PIS/Cofins, and IPI. oempallador.com.br · rdmonline.com.br · destakjornal.com.br · noticiamarajo.com.br
- [● 11 SOURCES] Davi Alcolumbre defined the rapporteurs for five priority legislative proposals. www.cartacapital.com.br · marioadolfo.com · jovempan.com.br · www.osul.com.br · telesintese.com.br · +2 more
- [DISPUTED] Senator Eduardo Braga was chosen as the rapporteur for the National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals. marioadolfo.com · www.cartacapital.com.br · jovempan.com.br · www.osul.com.br · br.paipee.com
- [DISPUTED] Senator Cid Gomes was selected to report on the Redata project in the Senate. telesintese.com.br · www.osul.com.br
- [● 6 SOURCES] Approximately 60% of data and AI workloads used in Brazil are currently processed abroad. oempallador.com.br · rdmonline.com.br · destakjornal.com.br · noticiamarajo.com.br
- [● 4 SOURCES] Senator Leila Barros will report on the provisional measure to eliminate taxes on international purchases up to $50. www.cartacapital.com.br · www.osul.com.br · exame.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Senator Omar Aziz is the rapporteur for the Constitutional Amendment regarding the end of the 6x1 work schedule. www.cartacapital.com.br
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Economic Affairs Commission (CAE) is scheduled to vote on several legislative items, including income tax exemptions. portaldiarioderondonia.com · imprensapublica.com.br · momentomt.com.br · nx1.com.br
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Senate is considering tax incentives to encourage data center installation in Brazil. noticiamarajo.com.br · rdmonline.com.br · oempallador.com.br
- [● 2 SOURCES] The policy proposes R$ 5 billion for the processing and transformation of minerals within Brazil. portaldocomercio.org.br
- [● 4 SOURCES] The National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals (PL 2.780/2024) is a legislative priority. portaldocomercio.org.br · marioadolfo.com · br.paipee.com