Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves Brazil Senate clears rare earth bill to rival China in critical minerals Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reservesS1S3

• Brazil Senate clears rare earth bill to rival China in critical mineralsS2