"TikTok, one of the world's most popular social media platforms, announced Wednesday that it will build its first data center in Latin America in Brazil, near the city of Fortaleza. The project represents a $38 billion investment. The Chinese company's supercomputers, which have revolutionized the internet with their short videos that are followed by hundreds of millions of users, will be operational in 2027 and will be powered exclusively by 100% renewable energy, according to a TikTok statement."
"Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participated in the project's presentation, which, according to the company's director of public policy, Monica Guise, reflects the company's commitment to Brazil, one of the world's most dynamic digital markets. Lula's agenda over the past 36 hours clearly illustrates the diplomatic effort to maintain Brazil's international relevance and remain true to its tradition of defending multilateralism."
"The leftist president welcomed this investment from the Chinese technology company the day after speaking by phone with Donald Trump for the fourth time since the U.S. president and he met in person in September at the United Nations. Lula believes there is good chemistry between them. The Brazilian president thanked his counterpart for the tariff relief and urged him to eliminate the duties altogether."
ByteDance will build a 300-megawatt TikTok data center near Fortaleza, Brazil, a $38 billion investment and the platform's first Latin American facility. The company's supercomputers will be operational in 2027 and run on 100% renewable wind energy. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participated in the project's presentation and officials say the investment reflects commitment to Brazil's dynamic digital market. The announcement comes amid Lula's effort to balance trade ties with both China and the United States while avoiding alignment in growing U.S.-China hostilities. Lula recently spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump and thanked him for tariff relief.
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