# Mosaic Completes $111 Million Sale of Brazil Phosphate Mine to Fosfatados Centro

*U.S. fertilizer producer exits Patos de Minas site; buyer plans restart to boost supply to Cerrado farmers.*

- Published: 2025-10-06
- Section: Insights
- Tags: Mosaic, Phosphate
- URL: https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/mosaic-sale-brazil-phosphate-mine-fosfatados-centro/

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*Mosaic, phospahates*

**By Brazil Stock Guide –** The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has finalized the sale of its idled phosphate mining unit in Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, to Fosfatados Centro SPE Ltda. for **$111 million**, marking a strategic withdrawal from a non-core Brazilian asset. The deal includes an upfront payment of **$51 million** and **installments over four years**, with Mosaic expecting a **book gain of $80–90 million** in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The transaction transfers full responsibility for the mine and tailings dams to **Fosfatados Centro**, a company linked to agribusiness entrepreneur **Rodolfo Galvani Júnior**. Mosaic said the sale will free up capital for higher-return operations and improve agility across its global portfolio.

“We are pleased to announce the completion of the sale of our Patos de Minas mine, which allows us to redeploy capital to higher-returning areas,” said **Karen Swager**, Mosaic’s Executive Vice President of Operations.

Fosfatados Centro said it plans to **restart the mining complex** to supply phosphate fertilizers to Brazil’s vast **Cerrado region**, which includes **MATOPIBA** — an acronym for the agricultural frontier spanning the states of **Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia**, one of the country’s fastest-growing grain-producing regions. The company said the initiative supports Brazil’s **National Fertilizer Plan**, aimed at reducing dependence on imports and strengthening domestic production chains.

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Source: Brazil Stock Guide, https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/mosaic-sale-brazil-phosphate-mine-fosfatados-centro/