Sep. 3 at 11:19 PM
$ATLX Brazil just passed a critical-minerals framework that is directly relevant to the ATLX thesis.
Brazil’s Senate approved PL 2.780/2024 on September 2, creating a national policy for critical and strategic minerals. The bill now goes to President Lula for signature. It authorizes up to R
$7 billion of government support: a R
$2 billion Mineral Activity Guarantee Fund plus R
$5 billion of tax incentives aimed at domestic beneficiation and processing.
This matters for Atlas Lithium / Neves because lithium is specifically described by the Senate as a critical mineral alongside cobalt and graphite, while the legislation allows the new guarantee fund to support pre-production projects from exploration and mining through beneficiation and processing, including credit guarantees, price/liquidity hedging, performance guarantees and potential co-investment.
https://www12.senado.leg.br/noticias/materias/2026/09/02/senado-aprova-politica-nacional-para-minerais-criticos-e-estrategicos?utm_source=chatgpt.com