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Government defines priority critical minerals for investments

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Briefings

Brazil's National Council for Mineral Industrialization approved a list of 27 critical and strategic minerals to guide federal investment priorities. The list, released on November 5, 2026, categorizes 27 minerals into high, medium, and low priority groups based on geopolitical risk, supply concentration, substitutability, domestic production position, and international dependency. Lula emphasized building a domestic processing industry to move Brazil from raw material export to value-added manufacturing, with investments up to R$ 7 billion allocated to these priorities.

Key points

• The National Council for Mineral Industrialization approved a list of 27 critical and strategic minerals to guide federal investment priorities.
• Minerals are categorized into high, medium, and low priority groups based on geopolitical risk, supply concentration, substitutability, domestic production position, and international dependency.

Context

Brazil aims to develop a domestic processing industry to transform raw mineral exports into value-added products like electric vehicle batteries and permanent magnets. The policy was enacted in September 2026, with investments up to R$ 7 billion allocated to projects, and the new list directs these funds to specific minerals.

Limitations

The list is not final and may expand based on future criteria. Specific investment amounts and project details are not fully detailed in the source, though the R$ 7 billion total is mentioned.

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