Over half of the investment is reserved for infrastructure. Microsoft President Brad Smith frames AI investment as key to economic growth.

Brazil is rapidly emerging as a key hub for data centers, with billions of dollars in investments expected in the coming years. The surge is largely attributed to the exponential rise of artificial intelligence and growth constraints in larger markets in the U.

While Microsoft is thinking on a global scale, the company's Vice Chair and President said more than half of this total investment will be in the US