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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital plans to invest $2.4 billion (BRL 12 billion) over 10 years to build a green diesel and sustainable jet fuel plant in the state of Bahia in northeastern Brazil.
The investment will be made through the company’s Acelen unit in Brazil, which is expected to start production in the first quarter of 2026, the company said on Saturday.
The MoU is part of several other agreements signed during Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s state visit to Abu Dhabi. He was received by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, and served an iftar — a meal celebrated after sunset during Ramadan.
“I return to this country after 20 years to strengthen relations between Brazil and the UAE,” Lula wrote on Twitter. “The UAE, the country that invests the most in Brazil in the region, will host COP28 this year and expand Investments in biofuels and renewable energy.”
Members of the Brazilian delegation and the UAE government also signed agreements covering trade, sports and artificial intelligence, the Brazilian government said on Twitter.
Ambassador Andre Correa do Lago signed the Memorandum of Climate Action and Ambassador Carlos Sergio Duarte signed the cooperation document between the Rio Branco Institute and the Dr. Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy.
After a three-day official visit to China, Lula stopped briefly in Abu Dhabi. The president departed for Brazil Sunday morning. According to the official government agenda, the flight will stop in Lisbon for two hours before heading to Brasilia, where it is expected to arrive at 9.20pm local time.
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