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Brazilian TV News Report Translation: "Brazil Can Produce Super-Powerful Magnets"

Full Translation:NARRATOR: "Brazil has the world's SECOND-LARGEST RARE EARTH RESERVES, behind only China. Brazil already has projects underway to extract these strategic minerals for the technology industry.

Brazil is gaining prominence in the world... [The deposit was] extinct 120 million years ago in Poços de Caldas in southern Minas Gerais, which houses an enormous rare earth deposit in ionic clays. The reserve was discovered in 2012, but only 10 years later did two companies advance studies and licences to extract minerals like NEODYMIUM, used in manufacturing super-powerful magnets for the high-technology industry."

INDUSTRY EXPERT: "The discovery of this deposit... so we proved that we can produce at a price where today we can profit comfortably. You can swim confidently in this market."

NARRATOR: "In just 15% of the crater area, 2 million tonnes of ionic clays have already been identified, which guarantees 20 years of mining. And because it's not in such deep soil, extraction can be done with simpler excavations."

INDUSTRY EXPERT: "In 5 to 10 years from now, [Brazil] could produce 30-40% of world demand."

NARRATOR: "This material can be used, for example, for generator motors and magnetic resonance equipment. And the first steps to guarantee a local production chain for these super-magnets began this year in Minas Gerais.

We are in the first rare earth magnet laboratory-factory in South America, located in Lagoa Santa in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte. The operation here should produce 100 TONNES of magnets per year."

INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE: "In national territory, Brazil will be an important player in the coming years in terms of rare earths."

LabFab Magnet Laboratory - South America's First

The video shows impressive images of Brazil's pioneering LabFab facility:

Key Highlights:

✅ South America's FIRST rare earth magnet laboratory-factory
✅ Location: Lagoa Santa, Belo Horizonte metropolitan area
✅ Capacity: 100 tonnes magnets annually
✅ Status: Operational in 2025
✅ Significance: Complete supply chain from mining to magnet production

Bottom LineThis Brazilian TV report reveals a major shift in global rare earth dynamics:

✅ Brazil emerging as Western world's primary rare earth supplier
✅ First magnet production facility operational in South America
✅ Potential to supply 30-40% of global demand within decade
✅ Strategic alternative to Chinese monopoly during export restrictions
✅ Complete value chain from mining to finished magnets

The LabFab images show Brazil isn't just talking about rare earth production - they're already manufacturing magnets at scale, positioning South America as a major player in the critical materials supply chain.