Brazil launches Critical Minerals Council to drive industrialization

President Lula convened the first meeting of the Critical Minerals Council, linked to the Planalto, to define a national list of priority substances and advance plans to industrialize the sector. The move signals a state-driven push to leverage Brazil's mineral resources for domestic value addition, though specific substances and policy details remain unspecified. This aligns with global trends of resource nationalism and supply-chain diversification.

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