# Tag: terras raras

- [Vale: Mineral Policy Meets Capital Discipline](https://brazilstockguide.com/behind-the-lines/vale-mineral-policy-meets-capital-discipline/) (2026-08-18): Vale is proposing an agenda to unlock Brazil’s mining potential, while keeping its own capital focused on iron ore, copper and nickel as it weighs opportunities in rare earths and lithium.
- [The Amazon does not need to save the world’s energy transition](https://brazilstockguide.com/behind-the-lines/amazon-critical-minerals-brazil-energy-transition/) (2026-08-03): The race for critical minerals is placing Brazil at the center of a geopolitical contest. The real question is not how much the world needs the Amazon, but what Brazil intends to do with that advantage.