Projected · Connection requests
38 GW
Grid access requests from data centre projects, as reported by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (up from 28.5 GW in December 2025). Requests, not capacity. As of 1 Jun 2026.
Source: eixos: Sem Redata, pedidos de data centers chegam a 38 GW (opens in a new tab) Published 1 Jun 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026. Also: BNamericas: Brazil reaches 38GW in data center requests, US$28.7bn in new investments (Ministry of Mines and Energy figures) (opens in a new tab) Published 2 Jun 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026.
Confirmed · Grid access granted, not built
7,040 MW
Data centre access requests accepted by the grid operator ONS (38 projects, 3,914 MW of them in São Paulo state). Accepted for connection, not built. As of 28 Jan 2026.
Source: pv magazine Brasil: ONS aceita solicitações de acesso à rede básica de 7 GW de data centers (opens in a new tab) Published 3 Feb 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026.
Projected · Connection requests
20 GW
Access requests from new data centres received by ONS between January 2025 and August 2026, about 25% of Brazil's average load, according to ONS director-general Marcio Rea. A different pool from the ministry's 38 GW. As of 18 Sept 2026.
Source: LAWINFRA: Data centers já pedem ao ONS energia equivalente a 25% da carga média do país (opens in a new tab) Published 18 Sept 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026.
Live · Official figure
205 data centres
In operation in Brazil, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. A count of sites, not MW. As of 2 Jun 2026.
Source: BNamericas: Brazil reaches 38GW in data center requests, US$28.7bn in new investments (Ministry of Mines and Energy figures) (opens in a new tab) Published 2 Jun 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026.
Confirmed · Under construction
R$114.5bn (US$20.7bn)
Investment in data centre projects under construction, a Ministry of Mines and Energy estimate. As of 2 Jun 2026.
Source: BNamericas: Brazil reaches 38GW in data center requests, US$28.7bn in new investments (Ministry of Mines and Energy figures) (opens in a new tab) Published 2 Jun 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026.
Confirmed · Adopted policy or law
Law 15,504/2026
The Redata tax regime for data centres, enacted on 15 September 2026. Qualifying projects must offer at least 10% of capacity to the domestic market, meet all power needs from renewable or low-emission sources and keep water use effectiveness at or below 0.05 L/kWh. The implementing regulation is still to come. As of 15 Sept 2026.
Source: Presidência da República (Planalto): Lei nº 15.504, de 2026 (Redata) (opens in a new tab) Published 15 Sept 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026. Also: Trench Rossi Watanabe: Brazil enacts Law no. 15,504/2026 creating the REDATA Tax Incentive Regime (opens in a new tab) Published 15 Sept 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026.
Confirmed · Under constructionOmnia
300 MW per phase
Omnia's campus for ByteDance (TikTok) at Pecém, Ceará: 200 MW of each phase for ByteDance's IT equipment and 100 MW for the facility. Phase one (R$50bn) under construction since January 2026, first module due in July 2027. Four phases approved. As of 26 Feb 2026.
Source: Diário do Nordeste: Data center do TikTok no Ceará começa a operar em 2027, diz Omnia (opens in a new tab) Published 26 Feb 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026.
Projected · Reported setback
Court challenge
Federal prosecutors and the public defender went to court to stop the Pecém data centre operating before an environmental study and consultation with the Anacé people. As of 10 Sept 2026.
Source: Ministério Público Federal (Ceará): MPF e DPU vão à Justiça para impedir operação de data center no Complexo do Pecém (opens in a new tab) Published 10 Sept 2026. Accessed 31 Oct 2026.
Projected · Company targetScala Data Centers
up to 4.75 GW
Scala AI City in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, as pitched by Scala, starting with a 54 MW data centre. A company plan, not a commitment. As of 11 Sept 2024.
Source: DatacenterDynamics: Scala AI City: Scala pitches $50bn Brazil data center campus of up to 4.7GW (opens in a new tab) Published 11 Sept 2024. Accessed 31 Oct 2026.
