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Policy and investment in data centers in Brazil — including Redata, the special tax regime approved by Congress in 2026 — and its effects on energy, real estate and public accounts.

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The Senate approved Redata on September 1, with an estimated R$ 5.2 billion revenue loss in 2026 and conditions of 10% capacity for the domestic market and renewable energy; the regime awaits presidential sanction.

Updated September 25, 2026 · 5 verified articles

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CORPORATEBrazil

Google Cloud announces plan to double its computing infrastructure in Brazil by 2030, as demand for AI rises

Google Cloud global president Thomas Kurian announced on September 24, at an event in São Paulo, a plan to double the company computing infrastructure in Brazil by 2030, citing rising demand for artificial intelligence. Google Cloud currently operates two regions in the country, with three isolated data centers in each, and did not disclose the investment amount. From October 15, part of the processing of its enterprise AI platform will be done in Brazil.

2 sourcesSep 24, 2026
MACROBrazil

Lula signs Redata and suspends four federal taxes for five years for data centers, with counterparts

Lula signed on September 15 the Redata, a special tax regime for data center services that suspends four federal taxes on equipment purchases and imports for up to five years, with a revenue loss estimated at R$ 5.2 billion in 2026 and about R$ 1 billion a year afterwards; companies must run on renewable or low-emission energy, reserve at least 10% of processing capacity for the Brazilian market and direct investment to research and to the North, Northeast and Centre-West, or return the benefit. The definition of eligible energy sources was left to a ministerial order, and a senator threatened to react with a legislative decree if natural gas is excluded, per Poder360; the ICMS cut depends on Confaz.

4 sourcesSep 15, 2026
MACROBrazil

Senate passes exceptions to fiscal rules for 2026 incentives and spending; bill goes to president

The Senate unanimously approved on September 3 bill PLP 74/2026, which exempts from 2026 fiscal restrictions tax benefits and spending such as the Redata data-center regime, free-trade zones, capital goods, extended paternity leave and the reinsurers' tax relief, per Agência Senado, Agência Câmara and Correio Braziliense. The text, reported by Camilo Santana, goes to presidential signature.

3 sourcesSep 03, 2026