Fertilizer giant will close operations in Araxá, sell assets, and could cause more than 1,200 layoffs in the city.

Written by Romário Pereira de Carvalho

Published on 22/05/2026 at 09:25

Be the first to react!

Closure of the Araxá Mining and Chemical Complex is expected to affect direct and outsourced employees, with initial cuts already planned and a temporary agreement for bonuses and maintenance of the health plan

More than 1,200 workers are expected to be laid off with the closure of activities at the Araxá Mining and Chemical Complex, in Alto Paranaíba, announced by Mosaic Company last month. The estimate is from Sima, which represents employees in the mineral extraction, chemical, and fertilizer sectors in the region.

Watch the video

Mosaic Complex in Araxá begins demobilization

The Mosaic Company announced the start of the demobilization of the phosphate production unit in Araxá. The company also announced its intention to sell assets in the municipality and halt mining operations in Patrocínio.

In the announcement, the American group did not detail how many employees will be affected. The company only stated that the measures are expected to result in staff reductions.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

Union estimates more than 1,200 layoffs

The number of layoffs was reported by the Union of Workers in the Mineral Extraction, Chemical, and Fertilizer Industries of Araxá and Region, Sima.

According to the president of the entity, Vicente Magalhães, the Mosaic Fertilizers complex in Araxá has about 600 direct employees. The number of outsourced workers is also estimated at approximately 600 people.

“It’s something terrible. We didn’t expect this to happen,” said Magalhães, commenting on the impact of the decision on workers linked to the operation.

First cuts expected to affect about a hundred people

According to the president of Sima, the initial layoffs in Araxá have already begun. The first wave of cuts affected about a hundred workers.

Magalhães also said that the company informed the union, in a meeting, that the complete demobilization will occur when the stocked material is finished. The forecast presented is that this will happen in July.

Agreement provides for bonus and health plan

In the meeting with the company, an agreement valid for 60 days was reached for the workers represented by the union who are dismissed. They will receive a bonus of three salaries, in addition to the obligations of the labor settlement.

The agreement also provides for the maintenance of the health plan for six months. According to Magalhães, the initial financial impact may be reduced by the compensations, but the situation may worsen later if new job opportunities do not arise.

Contacted by Diário do Comércio, Mosaic responded, in a note, that the available information on the subject is as stated in the position already sent.

This article was prepared based on information from Diário do Comércio and the Union of Workers in the Mineral Extraction, Chemical, and Fertilizer Industries of Araxá and Region, with data, numbers, and statements preserved as per the consulted material.

Fertilizer giant will close operations in Araxá, sell assets, and could cause more than 1,200 layoffs in the city.

Closure of the Araxá Mining and Chemical Complex is expected to affect direct and outsourced employees, with initial cuts already planned and a temporary agreement for bonuses and maintenance of the health plan

Mosaic Complex in Araxá begins demobilization

Union estimates more than 1,200 layoffs

First cuts expected to affect about a hundred people

Agreement provides for bonus and health plan

While a traditional school may take several days just to raise walls, in Malawi a 3D-printed school had its structure ready in 18 hours, welcomed children in June, and showed a new solution to the lack of classrooms.

Goodbye traditional washing machine: Panasonic surprises housewives with the NA-G5 featuring four drums, a 13 kg washer and dryer, a 12 kg dryer, independent mini washers, a heat pump, and a 4-in-1 system awarded at the German Design Award.

With a diameter of 15.08 meters, a length of 182 meters, and weighing 3900 tons, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine for drilling super hard rock made a 9 km tunnel in Georgia and impresses with its excavation power.

Material once seen as a poor man’s choice returns as a climate bet, with red clay replacing part of the gray concrete in modern buildings, hospitals, houses, and a cultural center that transforms tradition into a solution against urban heat.

Study solves great ancient mystery: remains of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, are identified in Vergina and resolves the enigma of the Macedonian royal tombs that had lasted half a century.

Larger than the Toyota Hilux and with a towing capacity of 3.5 tons, the new MG U9 2026 features a 2.5 turbodiesel engine, 520 Nm, 4×4 traction with three locks, and an almost full-size build.

How to find rare earths on your property: University of Cambridge research creates ‘new atlas’ to help locate critical deposits of these metals

Itaú closes the only branch in Itaú de Minas, leaving the city of 14,400 inhabitants without in-person service and upsetting residents who will now have to travel 17 km.

The Soviet Union designed a tank to fight after the nuclear apocalypse, the Object 279, a nearly 60-ton machine with a flying saucer shape and four tracks, capable of not overturning even in the face of the shockwave of an atomic bomb.

Brazil records two earthquakes on the same night, one with a magnitude of 3.3 off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and another with a magnitude of 2.8 in Tocantins.

Fertilizer giant will close operations in Araxá, sell assets, and could cause more than 1,200 layoffs in the city.

Closure of the Araxá Mining and Chemical Complex is expected to affect direct and outsourced employees, with initial cuts already planned and a temporary agreement for bonuses and maintenance of the health plan

Mosaic Complex in Araxá begins demobilization

Union estimates more than 1,200 layoffs

First cuts expected to affect about a hundred people

Agreement provides for bonus and health plan

While a traditional school may take several days just to raise walls, in Malawi a 3D-printed school had its structure ready in 18 hours, welcomed children in June, and showed a new solution to the lack of classrooms.

Goodbye traditional washing machine: Panasonic surprises housewives with the NA-G5 featuring four drums, a 13 kg washer and dryer, a 12 kg dryer, independent mini washers, a heat pump, and a 4-in-1 system awarded at the German Design Award.

With a diameter of 15.08 meters, a length of 182 meters, and weighing 3900 tons, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine for drilling super hard rock made a 9 km tunnel in Georgia and impresses with its excavation power.

Material once seen as a poor man’s choice returns as a climate bet, with red clay replacing part of the gray concrete in modern buildings, hospitals, houses, and a cultural center that transforms tradition into a solution against urban heat.

Study solves great ancient mystery: remains of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, are identified in Vergina and resolves the enigma of the Macedonian royal tombs that had lasted half a century.

Larger than the Toyota Hilux and with a towing capacity of 3.5 tons, the new MG U9 2026 features a 2.5 turbodiesel engine, 520 Nm, 4×4 traction with three locks, and an almost full-size build.

Itaú closes the only branch in Itaú de Minas, leaving the city of 14,400 inhabitants without in-person service and upsetting residents who will now have to travel 17 km.

Lula government releases R$ 1.16 billion through the New PAC to renew public transportation in Brazil with 727 buses in cities of São Paulo, Pernambuco, Minas, Rio, and other states, including electric and less polluting models.

Chinese agricultural machinery giant lands in the heart of Brazilian agribusiness and chooses Sinop, in the north of Mato Grosso, to open its first dealership in the country, targeting cotton, corn, soybean, and sugarcane producers in the region.

BNDES and the Ministry of Cities went to China and Germany with R$ 3.73 billion on the table to convince electric bus manufacturers to open factories in Brazil, and the guarantee of public purchase is the main argument to attract national production.

Supermarket giant closes 28 stores in Brazil and lays off 6,600 employees after halting accelerated expansion in the North and Northeast.

How to find rare earths on your property: University of Cambridge research creates ‘new atlas’ to help locate critical deposits of these metals

Itaú closes the only branch in Itaú de Minas, leaving the city of 14,400 inhabitants without in-person service and upsetting residents who will now have to travel 17 km.

The Soviet Union designed a tank to fight after the nuclear apocalypse, the Object 279, a nearly 60-ton machine with a flying saucer shape and four tracks, capable of not overturning even in the face of the shockwave of an atomic bomb.

Brazil records two earthquakes on the same night, one with a magnitude of 3.3 off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and another with a magnitude of 2.8 in Tocantins.