In
previous
roles,
Soares
has
faced
stringent
local-content
laws
similar
to
those
in
Brazil,
and
Vestas
is
still
hiring
staff
in
the
country,
unlike
in
the
US
and
Europe,
where
it
has
cut
thousands
of
jobs.
“I
don’t
think
the
challenges
in
Brazil
are
different
from
elsewhere,”
says
Soares,
who
cites
China’s
70%
local-content
requirements
as
an
example.
Brazil
is
a
cut-throat
market,
with
about
a
dozen
turbine
manufacturers
vying
for
limited
demand,
while
local-content
rules
are
being
made
ever
more
stringent
and
industry
uncertainties
abound
about
virtually
everything
—
from…
