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Microsoft commits R$14.7bn over three years to cloud and AI data centres in Brazil

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Source: Microsoft News Center LatinoaméricaAlso reported by Forbes Brasil

Microsoft announced on 26 September 2024 that it will invest R$14.7bn over three years to expand cloud and AI data-centre capacity across several campuses in São Paulo state. Microsoft said it was its largest single investment in Brazil in 35 years there. The plan includes the ConectAI programme to train 5 million people in AI skills.

Why it matters

Brazilian companies and public bodies gain more local cloud and AI capacity in São Paulo, which matters for data kept in the country and for latency on AI services.

When
26 Sep 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0183
Where
Brazil
Who
Microsoft; Satya Nadella

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Microsoft News Center Latinoamérica and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Microsoft News Center Latinoamérica

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Next stop on this Storyline: Elsewhere: IndiaMicrosoft commits $17.5bn to Indian cloud and AI over 2026 to 2029

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WTA-N-2024-0183: “Microsoft commits R$14.7bn over three years to cloud and AI data centres in Brazil.” wheresthe.ai, 26 Sep 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/br-microsoft-r14-7bn-cloud-ai-2024-09/ (source: Microsoft News Center Latinoamérica).

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