Brazil, Chile and Mexico, measure by measure. EU-wide rules are listed once. National and regional or local rules are shown side by side, each with its status, effective date and source.
Measures
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
EU-wide / supranational
0
0
0
National
1
1
1
Regional / local
1
0
0
Total
2
1
1
Coverage last reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
Up to 7 countries at a time. A zero means no measure was found in this compilation, not that none exists.
EU-wide / supranational (shared)
None of the selected countries is covered by an EU-wide measure in this compilation.
National
Brazil1
REDATA: special tax regime / national policy for data centres
taxtax
In force (provisional measure: pending congressional conversion into law) · effective 2025
Suspension/reduction of PIS/COFINS, IPI and import duty (II) on acquisition of data-centre goods/equipment for qualifying projects meeting energy-efficiency and local-market conditions.
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Lowers the cost of building or running a data center here (tax breaks, cheaper power, grants). A siting incentive: pulls investment in rather than constraining it.
National Data Centre Plan 2024 + water/environmental restrictions
water restrictionwaterin friction index
In force · effective 2024
Stricter environmental/water permitting for cooling; plan pushes DCs toward non-potable/air cooling and water-appropriate locations, with fast-track siting for compliant projects.
Water-intensive cooling faces stricter environmental and water permitting; projects may have to switch to air or non-potable-water cooling, with faster siting for compliant ones.
Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo (Plan); SEA (environmental assessment); DGA (water rights) · source
Mexico1
Nearshoring DC incentives + energy/water constraints & data reform
incentivetax
In force · effective 2023
Accelerated depreciation and IMMEX/customs benefits plus state incentives for qualifying investment; projects must secure CFE power and water permits; updated personal-data compliance regime.
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Lowers the cost of building or running a data center here (tax breaks, cheaper power, grants). A siting incentive: pulls investment in rather than constraining it.
Secretaría de Economía / SAT; Secretaría de Energía & CFE; successor data-protection authority · source
Regional / local
Brazil1
State ICMS (VAT) incentives for data centres
State: several states (CONFAZ agreements)subsidytax
In force · effective 2019
State-level ICMS relief on qualifying DC equipment and, in some states, energy, per CONFAZ convênios.
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Lowers the cost of building or running a data center here (tax breaks, cheaper power, grants). A siting incentive: pulls investment in rather than constraining it.
Research compilation, not legal advice. Re-check each measure's status with the cited authority. Some scope and status labels have been corrected from the source compilation (for example, municipal rules that were tagged national, and voluntary pacts that were shown as in force).