Tagged with: Infrastructure and energy

The National Electric Power Agency (Aneel) tried Administrative Proceeding No. 48500.001841/2020-81 at the 17th Ordinary Public Meeting, in May, in order to deny the Group A consumers claim, who requested alleviation from the collection of electric...

The serious economic consequences of the covid-19 pandemic put the organization and management capacity of Brazilian regulatory agencies to the test, in addition to requiring adjustment of standards to mitigate the impacts in some extremely...

The crisis caused by the covid-19 pandemic continues to hit various sectors of the economy relentlessly. In Brazil, the domestic air market has been reduced by 90%, while the international market remains practically shut down, according to data...

Liliam F. Yoshikawa, Roberta Danelon Leonhardt, Carolina Castelo Branco, and Camila de Carli Rosellini On May 18, the National Mining Agency (ANM) published Resolution No. 32, which changes the rules for inspection and safety of dams in Brazil,...

On May 18, the Federal government published Decree No. 10,350, which regulates Provisional Measure No. 950/20 and provides for the creation of an account for the energy sector to face the state of public calamity recognized by Legislative Decree...

After a broad process of regulatory review with public participation, the Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) identified the need to consolidate the rules regarding the obtaining of grants for alternative sources of power generation...

Alberto Faro and Felipe Baracat Policies implemented by the federal government since 2016 have redesigned the role of the state in the infrastructure sector, focusing on private initiative as the main agent promoting the expansion of Brazilian...

ANP Resolution 817/2020, published on April 27, establishes rules for the decommissioning of oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities and procedures for returning areas to ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and...

Alberto Faro and Felipe Baracat The economic impacts of covid-19 on the infrastructure sector can already be felt in Brazil, especially as relates to demand, considering the slowdown in economic activity caused by social isolation measures, and...

The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has been publishing resolutions with the objective of adapting the health sector to the changes resulting from the covid-19 pandemic. Only in the month of March resolutions by the Board of Directors...

Among so many areas of law already deeply affected by the crisis, it seems that it is now the regulating of public finances, that is, finance law, that is subject to the most intense transformations. This is because in Brazil, as in the rest of the...

Alberto Faro and Felipe Baracat On April 15th, the Ministry of Economy, through the Special Bureau for Foreign Trade and International Affairs (Secint), published Resolution No. 02/2020 of the Committee on Foreign Financing (Cofiex), to amend...

On April 8, the Executive Branch published two executive orders to alleviate the impacts of the covid-19 crisis on the electricity sector. MP 949 opens an extraordinary credit of R$ 900 million in favor of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). MP...

The National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES) approved different economic measures in March of this year in order to mitigate the social and economic impacts of the new coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic that Brazil is weathering. Among...

Resolution No. 806/2020 of the ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) establishes new procedures for the control and reduction of flaring and losses of oil and natural gas in exploration and production (E&P) activities....

Approximately 20 years after the first federal and state programs for highway concessions for the private sector, the concession agreements then entered into between the public administration and the operators of these sections will soon expire and...

After more than six years under discussion, Bill No. 6,407/13 (the Gas Bill) was approved by the Chamber of Deputies' Mines and Energy Committee on October 23rd. The text amends provisions of Law No. 11,909/09, which establishes the legal framework...

Distributed generation (DG) allows consumers to generate their own electricity from renewable sources or qualified cogeneration and, where possible, provide the surplus to their own local distribution grid. The system has two modes: distributed...

Created by Law No. 12,431/11 to promote the participation of private investment in financing the infrastructure sector in Brazil, infrastructure debentures have been gaining ever more force since 2016, with the reduction of the participation of the...

The legalization of cannabis sativa for medicinal purposes is a controversial topic that has been debated for a long time in Brazil and in other countries. Despite criticism, some favorable points of the measure need to be considered, especially at...

Infrastructure and energy

Covid-19: Aneel denies relaxation of the rules for invoicing contracted demand by high voltage consumers

Anac's action to combat the covid-19 pandemic: new rules for the air sector

New health protocols for the airport sector in the fight against covid-19

New measures to increase the requirements and effectiveness of dam safety and mining activity

Decree creates Covid-Account to relieve electricity distributors

New resolutions consolidate procedures for authorization of alternative power sources

Innovations in the financing of the biofuel sector: infrastructure debentures in the sector reach R$ 9 billion

ANP publishes regulation for decommissioning of E&P facilities

Bill proposes changes in scenario for debentures and infrastructure investment funds

Covid-19: Anvisa issues emergency measures

Coronavirus and public law: fiscal responsibility and public finances in times of pandemic

Government facilitates taking out of public financing with multilateral banks

Covid-19: Executive promulgates measures to relieve the electric power sector

BNDES approves temporary suspension of amortizations of financings

ANP regulates procedures to control flaring and loss of oil and natural gas

New public bidding models in the highway sector

Draft Gas Bill: main changes proposed in the legal framework of the sector

The future of distributed generation: proposed revision of system rules goes for public consultation

Government studies possible changes to infrastructure debentures legislation

Cannabis sativa regulation for medical use could generate a billion-dollar market

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