Brazil seeks to attract foreign data center investments using clean, cheap energy

CEO Bruno Moreira of Energ highlighted Brazil's clean and low‑cost electricity as a strategic advantage for large data centers, stressing that reliable power is essential and that investors will only commit if productivity improves and bureaucratic obstacles are reduced. He said, "You have a huge volume of investment to ensure a data center never loses power," and added, "We have clean energy, and today Brazil's energy is among the cheapest in the world."

Marcos Paraíso, vice‑president of Modular Data Centers, argued that supply‑chain bottlenecks in the United States, driven by rapid AI growth, open an opportunity for Brazil to fill the gap. He called Brazil's technical base "reasonable" and warned that without swift alignment of federal, state and municipal regulations, the country could miss out on multibillion‑dollar projects. Experts also noted latency challenges and the high cost of submarine cables, urging faster connectivity investments.

Both executives see the sector as a potential export of high‑value energy and a catalyst for economic development, provided regulatory reforms and infrastructure upgrades are implemented.