Brazil ReData (Law 15,504/2026)

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Law & policy information
Name
ReData — special tax regime for data-centre services[1]
Jurisdiction
Brazil[1]
Instrument type
Federal legislation[1]
Bill / legal citation
Law No. 15,504 of September 15, 2026[1]
Legislative or adoption status
Enacted September 15, 2026[1]
Effective dates
Operational eligibility depends on qualification and implementing rules; commencement provisions have not been separately summarized here.[1]
Last source verification
September 19, 2026; enacted text and Finance Ministry announcement.

Overview

Brazil’s Law No. 15,504 of September 15, 2026 establishes the Regime Especial de Tributação para Serviços de Datacenter (ReData), a special tax regime for data-centre services. It amends Law No. 11,196/2005 and expressly covers infrastructure for AI-model training and inference, alongside cloud computing and other data services.[1]

Scope and qualification

The regime covers projects to install, modernize or expand data-centre services in Brazil. Qualification is granted by the federal revenue authority and depends on conditions specified in law and implementing regulations. The statute addresses domestic capacity, research investment, energy sourcing, water efficiency and sustainability reporting.[1]

The Finance Ministry described the regime as providing five years of tax suspension on purchases of qualifying electronic components and information-technology products for data centres.[2]

Timeline

  • September 15, 2026: Law No. 15,504 enacted.[1]

References