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Brazil state development bank mulls AI, data center-focused investment fund

By Thomson Reuters Jul 1, 2025 | 8:24 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil’s state development bank BNDES is considering creating an investment fund focused on AI and data centers, planning executive Nelson Barbosa said on Tuesday.

The fund, which would be part of a broader BNDES initiative to resume investments in equities, could receive an allocation ranging from 500 million reais to 1 billion reais ($91.93-183.86 million), he added.

($1 = 5.4390 reais)

(Reporting by Rogrigo Viga Gaiaer; Writing by Isabel Teles; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)