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AI-POWERED TRANSFORMATION ACROSS BRAZIL’ S ECONOMY IS ONLY BEGINNING AND WILL ACCELERATE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
• A Cloud Run extension for Gemini CLI that allows app deployment directly from the command line.
• A security extension that analyses codebases for vulnerabilities either locally or via GitHub pull requests.
• Enhancements to Firebase AI Logic including integration of Gemini 2.5 and improved imageediting workflows.
• General availability of the Genkit Go SDK, giving backend developers more flexibility.
• Faster builds, better monitoring and improved onboarding experiences across the Firebase ecosystem.
The updates are designed to help Brazilian developers build AI-powered applications more quickly and incorporate best-practice security from the start.
AI adoption accelerates across Brazilian industries
Alongside its product announcements, Google has highlighted a broad range of Brazilian organisations already using Gemini and other Google Cloud AI tools to improve operations.
• Retailers are using GenAI for personalised shopping assistants, store-location optimisation and customer support automation.
• Healthcare providers are centralising massive medical-image archives, accelerating research and improving diagnostic workflows.
• Energy companies are deploying advanced prediction models to optimise grid operations and maintenance schedules.
• Media companies are using AI for content reconstruction, automated production and synthetic narration.
• E-commerce platforms are implementing conversational search to transform product discovery.
• Government agencies are modernising customs procedures and improving inspection speed with AI-based image analysis.
Google Cloud says these cases illustrate how quickly AI is moving from experimentation to operational deployment across the country’ s largest industries.
Expanding partner ecosystem strengthens local AI capacity
Google Cloud has also announced new and expanded partnerships with Accenture, Deloitte, PwC and Tata Consultancy Services, each establishing dedicated Google Cloud experience centres or innovation hubs in Brazil. These centres will serve as training grounds and co-development spaces for enterprises adopting Gemini and other AI tools.
On the technology front, several major enterprise platforms are expanding availability in Brazil’ s sovereign cloud region:
• Databricks is now available in the Sao Paulo region, enabling large-scale analytics and AI workloads with full compliance.
• Oracle Database @ Google Cloud will launch soon, providing access to Oracle services running on OCI within Google Cloud’ s infrastructure.
• ServiceNow will bring its AI Platform to Google Cloud’ s sovereign region later this year.
These partnerships underscore the momentum behind Brazil’ s AI ecosystem, providing enterprises with broader choices and deeper integrations as they scale their Digital Transformations.
A transformative moment for AI in Brazil
Taken together, Google Cloud’ s announcements represent a sweeping expansion of Brazil’ s AI capabilities from compute infrastructure and enterprise AI tools to public sector modernisation and workforce training.
With local TPUs, sovereign-ready Gemini deployments, aggressive education initiatives, early enterprise success stories and major commitments from global consulting partners and technology platforms, Brazil is positioned to become a leading AI hub not just in Latin America but globally.
The rapid pace of adoption combined with the country’ s vibrant developer and start-up communities suggests that AI-powered transformation across Brazil’ s economy is only beginning and will accel0erate significantly in the years ahead. p
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