Latin America is positioning itself as a strategic player in the global data center landscape, with Brazilian asset manager Pátria investing $1 billion in a new AI-ready data center platform called Omnia. This initiative targets the growing demand for infrastructure supporting artificial intelligence workloads across Brazil, Mexico, and Chile, with facilities designed specifically for high-density computing and powered entirely by renewable energy. As AI development shifts geographic priorities away from end-user proximity, Latin America’s regulatory environment and geopolitical neutrality make it increasingly attractive for international tech investments.
The big picture: Pátria has launched Omnia, a new hyperscale data center platform targeting Brazil, Mexico, and Chile with a $1 billion investment commitment focused specifically on supporting AI and high-performance computing workloads.
- This move marks Pátria’s return to the data center sector following its 2023 divestiture of Odata to Aligned Data Centers for nearly $2 billion.
- The first facility is expected to break ground in the second half of 2025, with operations beginning in late 2027.
Key details: Omnia’s facilities will be designed as campus-style data centers with capacity exceeding 100 megawatts to accommodate the intensive processing requirements of artificial intelligence workloads.
- The data centers will be fully powered by renewable energy from dedicated wind power projects developed specifically for Omnia, rather than relying on traditional grid infrastructure.
- While specific sites haven’t been announced, executives acknowledged challenges in finding locations with direct access to high-voltage transmission networks in key regions like the São Paulo–Campinas corridor.
What they’re saying: Omnia CEO Rodrigo Abreu highlighted how AI is fundamentally changing data center requirements and geographic considerations for the industry.
- “For training AI models, we don’t need data centers located near end-users,” Abreu explained, noting that Latin America’s regulatory conditions and geopolitical neutrality make it “suitable for attracting investments from the U.S., Asia, or Europe.”
- Felipe Pinto, Pátria’s partner overseeing infrastructure in Latin America, emphasized the need for integrated solutions: “We need a dedicated project and a dedicated energy source for this initiative. Therefore, we’re not focusing on short-term energy imbalances but on large-scale projects.”
Behind the numbers: The scale of modern AI-focused data centers represents a dramatic shift from traditional facilities, reflecting the enormous computational requirements of training and running advanced AI models.
- “In the past, a large data center had 10 MW. Today, to meet AI demands, we start at 100 MW,” noted Abreu, illustrating the tenfold increase in power requirements driven by AI applications.
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