Alibaba Cloud switches on Brazil with 30MW to 70MW of AI power still unsigned
Alibaba Cloud switched on its first cloud region in Brazil on Thursday. The company has yet to procure the bulk of the power it wants for AI, with 30MW to 70MW still under negotiation with data center providers.
The region offers a China-backed alternative to US hyperscalers for local businesses.
The request for proposals covered three sites at 4MW each
The launch includes two availability zones. The Brazil location is the companyโs second Latin America cloud region, following a Mexico facility that opened in February 2025.
Today, Alibaba operates 106 availability zones in 31 regions around the world. The company confirmed the number Thursday.
Industry sources said Alibaba put out a request for proposals to the market for three sites, each of 4MW.
One source said loads of 30MW to 70MW were still โon the market,โ meaning no provider has yet signed for them.
Some of the live capacity could be in facilities operated by Ascenty in the interior of Sรฃo Paulo state. Ascenty did not confirm it.
๐ Alibaba Cloud is now in Brazil.
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