While Americans turn against data centers, Brazil offers tax breaks and cheap power, representing a potential ‘release valve’ for U.S. constraints

Lula, who won reelection to the Brazilian presidency, signed REDATA into law in September. · Fortune · Alexandre Schneider–Getty Images

Mia Osmonbekov

Sun, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM PST 4 min read

With communities across the U.S. rebuffing data centers, there's growing political pressure to curtail their construction. But thousands of miles away, South America's biggest country is already a top AI market and making the buildout easier.

Brazilians send 215 million messages to ChatGPT messages per day, according to OpenAI, making the country the chatbot maker's third biggest market for weekly users after the U.S.…