The Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) has opened a public consultation on a draft Normative Instruction that will regulate the environmental conditions for the offshore use and...more
2/23/2026
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Discharge of Pollutants ,
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Offshore Drilling ,
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Waste Management ,
Water Pollution
On January 23, 2026, Normative Instruction No. 22/2025 (the ”NI”), issued by the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (“IBAMA"), entered into force. The NI regulates the procedures for...more
2/6/2026
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Maritime Transport ,
New Regulations ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Ports ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Shipping
Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) has concluded the joint trial of constitutional lawsuits involving Law No. 14,701/2023, known as the Indigenous Time Limit Requirement Act (marco temporal). A majority of the Court reaffirmed the...more
On November 27, 2025, the Brazilian Congress overturned all presidential vetoes to the General Environmental Licensing Law (Law No. 15,190/2025 – LGLA), except for the provisions concerning the Special Environmental License...more
In the context of regulating the Future Fuel Law (Law No. 14,933/2024), the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launched, on November 17, 2025, Public Consultation No. 205, concerning the draft Decree that regulates Carbon...more
On October 31, 2025, the Federal Government published Decree No. 12,705/2025, which, on the eve of COP30, officially established the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (TSB) as an instrument of the Federal Executive’s Ecological...more
On October 17, 2025, Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launched a public consultation on the proposed annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction targets for 2026, to be met by participants in the natural gas...more
On October 16 and 17, 2025, the Brazilian Federal Government took new steps toward implementing the Brazilian Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System (SBCE) and promoting carbon markets in Brazil.
Decree No. 12,677/2025...more
In September, Provisional Measure No. 1,318 was published, establishing the Special Tax Regime for Data Center Services (REDATA). The Federal Government had outlined the main features of the program earlier this year, and the...more
The Brazilian Federal Government and the National Bioeconomy Commission (CNBio) have launched the second phase of the public hearing for the development of the National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBio), the main planning...more
On September 16, 2025, Brazil’s National Environmental Council (CONAMA) published Resolution No. 510/2025, which establishes technical criteria, validity conditions, transparency, integration, and disclosure requirements...more
On September 5, 2025, the Brazilian Federal Government published Decree No. 12,614/2025, regulating Law No. 14,993/2024 (the “Fuels of the Future Law”) with respect to the National Program for Decarbonization of Natural Gas...more
9/22/2025
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Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Sustainability
On August 25, 2025, at its eighth meeting, the Interinstitutional Committee of the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (CITSB) approved, the final technical reports of the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (TSB). The TSB establishes...more
On August 8, 2025, following the long and contentious proceedings of Bill No. 2,159/2021, Law No. 15,190/2025 was enacted with 63 presidential vetoes, establishing the General Environmental Licensing Act (LGLA), which...more
On July 30, 2025, Brazil’s National Environmental Council (CONAMA) published Resolution No. 508/2025 (the Resolution), amending Article 5 of Resolution No. 428/2010. The updated provision addresses the procedures for...more
On July 29, 2025, the Rio de Janeiro State Environmental Institute (INEA) published Resolution No. 318/2025, which approves Operational and Procedural Standard (NOP) INEA-60.R-0. The new regulation establishes voluntary...more
As emissões de dívidas sustentáveis por empresas brasileiras nos mercados doméstico e internacional têm aumentado substancialmente. No exterior, o volume combinado de títulos verdes, sociais e sustentáveis emitidos por...more
7/16/2025
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Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Green Bonds ,
Investment ,
Sustainability
Sustainable debt issuances by Brazilian companies in both domestic and international markets have steadily increased. Abroad, the combined volume of green, social, and sustainability bonds issued by Brazilian corporates,...more
7/16/2025
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Capital Markets ,
Debt ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Green Bonds ,
Investment ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance
Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) has launched a public consultation on the draft decree intended to regulate Law No. 14,119/2021, which established the National Policy on Payment for Environmental...more
On April 17, Federal Decree No. 12,437/2025 (the “Decree”) was published, regulating recent amendments to the National Biofuels Policy (Renovabio) introduced by Law No. 15,082/2024. The Decree aims to strengthen oversight...more
5/6/2025
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Energy Policy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Agencies ,
Natural Gas ,
New Regulations ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy
Between April 7 and 11, 2025, during the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved a new set of regulatory measures aimed at reducing greenhouse...more
4/25/2025
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Carbon Emissions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Fuel Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
International Maritime Organization (IMO) ,
Maritime Transport ,
Net Zero ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Shipping
On April 3, 2025, Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency for the protection of Conservation Units (“ICMBio”) published Normative Instruction No. 16/2025, modifying the procedures regulating its role as an intervening agency in...more
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Federal Decree No. 12,373/2025, published on February 3, 2025, reinforces FUNAI’s regulatory authority over indigenous lands and restricted areas by outlining offenses such as unauthorized entry by...more
2/14/2025
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
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Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Tribal Lands
Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) has launched a public consultation on a draft regulation governing environmental controls for ship-to-ship (STS) operations in Brazilian jurisdictional waters. The draft...more
On December 31, 2024, Brazil enacted Federal Law No. 15,082 (the “Law”), amending the National Biofuel Policy Act – Renovabio (Law No. 13,576/2017) to include independent producers of raw biofuel materials in the...more