Leticia Fucuchima

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Leticia Fucuchima |Marcela Ayres |Bernardo Caram

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is weighing a major investment in a data center in Brazil, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, tapping abundant wind energy on the country's northeast coast. The company is in talks to partner with renewable energy producer Casa dos Ventos to develop a facility in the Pecem port complex in the state of Ceara, two of the sources said, requesting anonymity to comment on confidential negotiations.

Feb 13, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com | Leticia Fucuchima |Luciana Magalhaes

By Leticia Fucuchima and Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian mining giant Vale is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake in a renewable energy unit and a solar plant to U.S.-based investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), two people familiar with the matter said.

Jan 20, 2025 | kfgo.com | Ana Mano |Leticia Fucuchima

By Ana Mano and Leticia FucuchimaSAO PAULO (Reuters) – A law passed by legislators in Brazil’s largest farm state Mato Grosso that changes the classification of endangered biomes inside state borders will likely weaken environmental protections there, according to climate activists. Under the new law, areas currently located in the Amazon biome could be converted into Cerrado areas based on the height of trees.

Jan 20, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ana Mano |Leticia Fucuchima

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A law passed by legislators in Brazil's largest farm state Mato Grosso that changes the classification of endangered biomes inside state borders will likely weaken environmental protections there, according to climate activists. Under the new law, areas currently located in the Amazon biome could be converted into Cerrado areas based on the height of trees.

Jan 20, 2025 | yahoo.com | Ana Mano |Leticia Fucuchima

By Ana Mano and Leticia FucuchimaSAO PAULO (Reuters) - A law passed by legislators in Brazil's largest farm state Mato Grosso that changes the classification of endangered biomes inside state borders will likely weaken environmental protections there, according to climate activists. Under the new law, areas currently located in the Amazon biome could be converted into Cerrado areas based on the height of trees.