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The revised administrative infractions and fines set out by the Mining Code came into effect last August resulting in penalties and fines that could reach R$ 1 billion. Among the various measures adopted after the disasters that occurred in...

Bill 414/21, which originated from Senate Bill 232/16, aims to implement a few of the motions to modernize the electricity sector. It results not only from years of work of the Federal Government’s but also from civil contributions towards a more...

Coming into force on March 2, 2022, the National Mining Agency (ANM) Resolution 90/21 regulates Articles 43 and 44 of the Mining Code Regulation (Regulamento do Código de Mineração), providing the cases in which mining concessions (concessões...

Por Rafael Vanzella, Debora Leal, Gabriel Rapoport Furtado and Gabriel Nagle Law No. 14.286/21 (New Foreign Exchange Law), enacted on December 30, 2021, represents a milestone in Brazilian law regarding foreign currency...

Since its advent in 1992, the Law of Administrative Improbity, Federal Law 8.429, has evolved, either by the interpretation of our courts or by legislative reforms, in the search for a difficult balance: on one hand, to combat the public agent in...

Fabio Falkenburger and Julia Souza Torres Amidst controversy, the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) published, on February 23, the final adjustments to the draft of the bid notice for the 7th round of airport concessions. The first draft...

Law 14,301, of January 7, 2022 (Cabotage Law), passed with vetoes by the President of Brazil, establishes a new regulatory framework for cabotage in Brazil with different innovations and performance alternatives within the shipping sector....

2021 ended bringing a new package of changes for Brazilian aviation, which is still suffereing the consequences of the significant demand recudtion caused by the pandemic. The changes were implemented through Provisional Measure (MP) 1,089/21,...

The joint board of the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) approved sending for public consultation a draft resolution with new rules on airport coordination and allocation and monitoring of the use of airport infrastructure. The main reason for...

Fabio Falkenburger, Marina Estrella Barros, Pedro Amim, Vitor Guilherme da Silva Barbosa, Vittoria Psillakis Mickenhagen and Izadora Figueiroa Mastrangelli Amidst the initiatives to regulate the activities of operation and...

After the publication of Law 9.478/97 (Petroleum Law) and with the advance of the granting of exploration and production concession contracts by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), an extremely relevant market for...

With the progress of vaccination and gradual reopening of borders, the aviation sector is beginning to show signs of recovery. In Brazil, the federal government's plan to grant the operation of federal airports to the private sector is following...

The Brazilian mining sector has undergoing several changes in recent years. These are changes that seek to bring more dynamism and legal certainty to the sector, filling old gaps related to mining practice and addressing social and environmental...

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) published, on August 16 of this year, Normative Ordinance No. 19/GM/MME (PN MME 19/21) to regulate the classification of pipeline projects in the oil, natural gas, and biofuels sector and infrastructure for...

In mid-2016, the federal government created the Gas to Grow program, which preceded the New Gas Market program, launched in 2019. Both were designed to promote a dynamic and competitive liquid gas market that would stand up to the then deeply...

Laura Souza and Thiago Cantareli MP 1,055/21 created the Chamber of Exceptional Rules for Hydropower Management (CREG), which will last until December 30 of this year, to establish emergency measures for optimizing the use of hydroelectric...

Ana Karina Souza, Laura Souza, Lair Loureiro and Rafaela Falavina On 08/18/2021, Bill No. 5,829/19 was approved by the House of Representatives, which aims to establish the regulatory framework for distributed minigeneration and...

Created in the second half of 2020, B3's seal of confidence for the free electricity market aims to contribute to the formation of a securer, more efficient, transparent, and, consequently, more liquid market, thanks to increased participation by...

Laura Souza, Gabriel Rapoport Furtado, Ana Clara Gemeinder de Mendonça and Fernanda Quiroga. Introduction Global concern regarding the acceleration of the foray of renewable and sustainable energy sources in the energy...

Alberto Faro, Laura Souza, Felipe Baracat and Fernanda Quiroga Green hydrogen is a market with an estimated value of $2.5 trillion by 2030. An opportunity is open up for Brazil, which is one of the countries with the highest potential for...

Infrastructure and energy

Stricter penalties and fines in the mining sector

On the modernization of the electricity sector and expansion of the Free Energy Market

ANM regulates the use of mineral rights as collateral for financing transactions

New Foreign Exchange Law represents boost to infrastructure projects in Brazil

The reformulation of the Law of Administrative Improbity

The new model of the 7th round of airport concession: what is the new bidding and why will Santos Dumont be tendered only in 2023?

New Regulatory Framework for Cabotage, which implements the BR do Mar Project, is passed with the promise of heating up the sector

2021 ends with new measures to reduce bureaucracy in the Brazilian aviation industry introduced by Provisional Measure 1,089/21

Airport infrastructure: Anac proposes new rules for slot distribution

New regulations on shared ownership of aircraft

Assignment of E&P contracts: possible improvements in ANP Resolution 785/19

Congonhas and Santos Dumont should drive dispute in new round of federal airport concessions even amid uncertainty caused by pandemic

Recent legislative changes seek to make the mining sector more dynamic

New rules for granting Reidi for the oil, natural gas, and biofuels industry

The main challenges in the migration of free consumers to the free gas market

The role of the Board of Exceptional Rules for Hydrographic Management in combating water shortages

House of Representatives approves bill regulating distributed generation in Brazil

B3's seal of confidence for the free electricity market: an important advance for modernization of the sector

Viability of green hydrogen hubs in Brazil

Green Hydrogen heats up - Regulation and market prospects

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