[ByteDance Considers Expanding Brazilian Data Center Project] According to Jinse Finance, on November 8th, sources familiar with the matter stated that ByteDance is discussing expanding its data center footprint in Ceará state in northeastern Brazil and is seeking a developer for the second phase of its Pecém Port campus. The potential scale of the second phase could exceed that of the first phase currently under construction. The existing first phase, developed by Omnia, a subsidiary of Patria Investments (PAX), represents an investment of approximately $10 billion, with an IT capacity of approximately 200 megawatts and a total power demand of approximately 300 megawatts. It is planned to include 20 data centers and is expected to begin operation in 2027.