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Brazil is set to cut into China's rare earths dominance

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 898 words · By Astrid Prange de Oliveira
Economic Development in Brazil Global Resource Competition Energy Transition
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Brazil is set to cut into China's rare earths dominance May 31, 2026There is a new rush for resources taking shape in Brazil.

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What happened

Brazil is set to cut into China's rare earths dominance May 31, 2026There is a new rush for resources taking shape in Brazil.

Why it matters

But this time, it is not about gold, coffee or rubber.

Common ground

Instead, the focus is on the gold of the artificial intelligence and renewable energy era: rare earths.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Over the past 12 months, stocks in Meteoric (Australia), Resouro Strategic Metals (Canada), Appia Rare Earths and Uranium Corp (Canada), and USA Rare Earths (US) have risen between 65% and 122%.”
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Both DW and the Shangri-La conference report mention that stocks in Meteoric, Resouro, Appia, and USA Rare Earths have soared over the past 12 months.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 ... Over the past 12 months, stocks in Meteoric (Australia), Resouro Strategic Metals (Canada), Appia Rare Earths and Uranium Corp (Canada), and ...
https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-is-set-to-cut-into-chinas-rare-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Share prices of companies investing in rare earth mining in the country have soared. Over the past 12 months, stocks in Meteoric ( Australia), ...
https://www.pressreader.com/germany/deutsche-welle-english-e…
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Claim 2: “In April, USA Rare Earths acquired Brazil's only active rare earth mine from the Brazilian mining company Serra Verde in Minacu, in the state of Goias, for $2.8 billion (€2.4 billion).”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the acquisition of the Pela Ema mine by USA Rare Earths for $2.8 billion.
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Claim 3: “Brazil holds the world's second-largest rare earth reserves after China, with estimated deposits of around 21 million tons.”
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While some sources (Facebook, CEBRI) state Brazil has 21 million tons and is the 2nd largest, another source (Brazil Retains Second Place...) explicitly mentions that the National Mining Agency (ANM) adjusted the reserves down from 21 million tonnes to 11.4 million tonnes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Brazil national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed Canarinho, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Conf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Expositie-en-Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and presented by Willy Dob…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1970
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 213…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil
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Claim 4: “around 73% of the country's deposits consist of ionic clay formations.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “just over 250 applications for rare earth mining were filed in Brazil between 1975 and 2020.”
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The specific figure of 'just over 250 applications' between 1975 and 2020 is only found in one source (the DW article/related report), with other results being general information.
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web search NEUTRAL — For comparison, just over 250 applications for rare earth mining were filed in Brazil between 1975 and 2020. Between 2023 and 2024 alone, that number surged to 1,662.
https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-is-set-to-cut-into-chinas-rare-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The elemental forms of rare earths are iron gray to silvery lustrous metals that are typically soft, malleable, and ductile and usually reactive, especially at elevated temperatures or when finely div…
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Breaking the Rare Earth Monopoly? Brazil Steps Up! Brazil is making headlines with a discovery that could reshape the global tech supply chain.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/debora-toledo_rareearth-minin…
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Claim 6: “There are currently 2,758 projects under consideration [at Brazil's National Mining Agency (ANM)].”
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Two independent news sources (DW and Times Kuwait) report that there are currently 2,758 projects under consideration at Brazil's National Mining Agency (ANM).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Portuguese: Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, IBAMA) is a government agency under th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Institute_of_Environ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gold mining in Brazil has taken place continually in the Amazon since the 1690s, and has been important to the economies of Brazil and surrounding countries. In the late 17th century, amid the search …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mining_in_Brazil
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Security Agency (NSA) is an intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the director of national intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for …
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Claim 7: “Between 2023 and 2024 alone, that number surged to 1,662.”
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The specific figure of 1,662 applications between 2023 and 2024 is only reported in the DW article/related report.
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web search NEUTRAL — For comparison, just over 250 applications for rare earth mining were filed in Brazil between 1975 and 2020. Between 2023 and 2024 alone, that number surged to 1,662. US company takes over Brazilian m…
https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-is-set-to-cut-into-chinas-rare-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Critical minerals lists vary between nations, depending on the resources they have and the industries they run. For example, while copper is on the most recent critical minerals list for the US, it is…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6wwx7zxd9o
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https://vk.com/video-223142615_456239124
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Claim 8: “China remains far ahead, topping the global ranking with 44 million tons.”
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Multiple independent sources (Investing News Network, Facebook, and Wikipedia) confirm China has the world's largest rare earth reserves, specifically citing 44 million metric tons.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bus 44 (simplified Chinese: 车四十四; traditional Chinese: 車四十四; pinyin: Chē Sì Shí Sì) is a Venice and Sundance Film Festival award-winning short film written and directed by Chinese-American filmmaker D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_44
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion (17% of the world's popul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Education in the People's Republic of China is primarily managed by the state-run public education system, which falls under the Ministry of Education. By law, education in the People's Republic of Ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_China
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Claim 9: “Its so-called Caldeira project, located in the state of Minas Gerais, is believed to be the world's largest ionic clay deposit.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Meteoric Resources' Caldeira project in Brazil is an ionic clay deposit and is described as the world's largest (1.1 billion-tonne resource).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a timeline of Brazilian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Brazil and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Brazilian_history
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web search NEUTRAL — Meteoric's Caldeira Rare Earths Project in Brazil is a high-grade, low-cost ionic clay deposit with scale, flexibility, and sustainability.
https://meteoric.com.au/caldeira-project/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 12, 2025 ... Meteoric Resources' (ASX: MEI) update of its Caldeira rare earths project in Brazil makes its 1.1 billion-tonne resource the largest ionic adsorption clay ...
https://www.mining.com/meteoric-resources-takes-crown-for-wo…
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Claim 10: “It also dominates the production of permanent magnets, holding a market share of around 95%.”
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Claim 11: “China now accounts for more than 90% of global rare earth refining capacity.”
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Claim 12: “demand for magnet rare earth elements (neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium) has doubled since 2015 and is set to expand further by a third by 2030 under today's policy settings”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia definitions of 'demand' and 'supply and demand' and does not contain any specific data regarding rare earth element demand trends since 2015 or projections for 2030.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access television shows, films, and videos digitally on request. These multimedia are accessed without a traditional video pla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In economics, demand is the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given time. In economics "demand" for a commodity is not the same thing as "de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demand
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pathological demand avoidance (PDA), or extreme demand avoidance (EDA), or persistent drive (for) autonomy (PDA) is a behavioral profile characterized by an intense resistance to complying with reques…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathological_demand_avoidance
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Claim 13: “China imposed export controls on rare earths during its tariff dispute with US President Donald Trump”
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Claim 14: “Serra Verde's Pela Ema mine is... the only producer outside Asia capable of supplying all four magnetic rare earths at scale”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the capabilities of the Pela Ema mine regarding the supply of all four magnetic rare earths.
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