Sao Paulo, Sept. 18 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday signed a law establishing the country's National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals, aimed at strengthening domestic processing and adding greater value to Brazil's mineral resources, as reported by Brasil 247.

The legislation, signed on September 16 at the Planalto Palace, seeks to expand research, mining, processing and transformation of critical and strategic minerals within Brazil. The policy also aims to support industrialisation, technological innovation, energy security and regional development.

Addressing the signing ceremony, Lula stressed that Brazil should ensure its natural resources contribute to domestic industrial development instead...