The president-elect assures that, during his mandate, Brazil will be transformed into a a research and development center for graphene and nobium, two key minerals for several industries (especially electronics, technology and aerospace). During the campaign, Bolsonaro assured that it was necessary to invest in these two minerals "of which Brazil has incredible deposits and does not use them". While in his visit to Japan before the elections, he discovered the applications of graphene, for example, in the development of a nuclear submarine.