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Brazil's Rare Earth Access

Lula's election win in Brazil has dashed US hopes of quick access to the country's rare earth resources, per SG News.

The new Brazilian administration may alter export policies, affecting global supply chains for critical minerals used in technology and clean energy sectors.

Rio de Janeiro's role in the nation's mineral sector could help reduce Brazil's dependence on fertilizer imports, according to Datamar News.

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01datamarnewsdatamarnews.com · 5 NovRio de Janeiro Could Help Brazil Reduce Fertilizer Imports 02sgsg.news.yahoo.com · 5 NovAnalysis-Lula's election win dashes US hopes of quick access to Brazil's rare earths

Open data on the globe —

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Rare earths in the ground near here
29 known rare earths deposits within 800 km
by metal: rare earths 29 · thorium 15 · zinc 8 · phosphate 7
mine land within 800 km: about 648 km²
“29 known rare earths deposits lie within 800 km; the nearest is Se Petiba, 166 km away.”
USGS mineral deposit databases (public domain) · mine areas: Maus et al. 2022, global mining polygons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Open the same data on mrdata.usgs.gov →

Why these floors —

E11 · E10 · E12 · E13 · E14

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E11, organizations; the pressure it names: rare earth access. Its words also reach E10 institutions, E12 states, E13 civilizations and E14 global.

Here it is a dynamic between institutions, states and civilizations: rare earth resources, critical minerals, technology and clean energy sectors and fertilizer imports (E10 institutions), with Lula's election win (E12 states), and US hopes (E13 civilizations).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E11 Organizationsmain floor

The floor of companies and infrastructure.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: rare earth resources, critical minerals, technology and clean energy sectors, fertilizer imports.

E12 States

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Lula's election win.

E13 Civilizations

The floor of patterns across many states. In this briefing: US hopes.

E14 Global

The floor of the planet acting as one. In this briefing: global supply chains.