Data centers usually can be considered a long term type of thing and I´m pretty sure that Google is not going to build a "smallish" one, but I see your point regarding bandwidth and links.
You seem to imply that Brazil may be lacking political stability, infrastructure and/or trained professionals, but I don´t know to what extent this would be true. You have to consider that, aside from the economy, Brazil has up to 34% of all latin american population with the vast majority of it living on the eastern coast line. Placing a data center on the west coast does not add up.
There might be some other underlying reason why Google decided to settle in Chile. Maybe the cooler climate can reduce their operational costs.
You seem to imply that Brazil may be lacking political stability, infrastructure and/or trained professionals, but I don´t know to what extent this would be true. You have to consider that, aside from the economy, Brazil has up to 34% of all latin american population with the vast majority of it living on the eastern coast line. Placing a data center on the west coast does not add up.
There might be some other underlying reason why Google decided to settle in Chile. Maybe the cooler climate can reduce their operational costs.