Vale and Accenture Propose 15‑Point Plan to Unlock Brazil’s Mining Potential

Overview

• Vale and Accenture published the report at a Brasília forum on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, proposing 15 strategic initiatives to accelerate mineral projects and promising R$1.3 trillion in fiscal receipts between 2026 and 2035 if the plan is adopted.
• The agenda calls for shorter, standardized environmental licensing, stronger and better‑resourced regulators, expanded geological mapping beyond the current 28% of territory, and incentives for domestic refining to capture more value locally.
• Vale’s CEO said the company has not decided to enter rare earths and highlighted scale and refining technology concentrated in China as major barriers, while proposing multi‑agency task forces to speed large 'transformational' projects of US$15–20 billion.
• The report arrives while major firms plan big investments, such as CBMM’s R$11 billion program, and while nickel and lithium projects show renewed momentum, but several operations face active legal and environmental disputes that could slow development.
• The study will be delivered to presidential candidates in the 2026 campaign and could reshape jobs, exports and infrastructure spending if adopted, but it depends on regulatory reform, more geological data and new domestic processing capacity to be effective.