Ambiental Fevereiro 2019

IBAMA has extended the public consultation period for a proposed new Normative Instruction that will comprehensively revise the environmental assessment framework for agrochemicals and related products.

On January 1, 2023, following an extremely disputed presidential election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office as the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Natureza subjetiva da responsabilidade administrativa será reavaliada pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça

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.

On November 27, 2025, the Brazilian Congress overturned all presidential vetoes to the General Environmental Licensing Law (Law No. 15,190/2025 – LGLA)...

O Superior Tribunal de Justiça ("STJ") publicou, em 17 de dezembro de 2018, as Súmulas nº 623 e 629 sobre responsabilidade civil por danos ambientais.

Brazil's National Environmental Council has introduced Resolution No. 516/2026, establishing strict limits on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment sold in the country. The regulation creates a mandatory national registry system and imposes compliance obligations across the entire supply chain, with varying implementation timelines ranging from immediate effect to four years depending on the substance. Non-compliance triggers recall procedures, environmental disposal requirements, and

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...

O Governo Federal publicou, em 28 de dezembro de 2018, o Decreto nº 9.640 de 2018, que regulamenta a Cota de Reserva Ambiental (CRA), instituída pelo novo Código Florestal (Lei nº 12.651/2012).

Brazil's new Statute #15,496/2026 establishes PROFERT, a comprehensive program designed to boost domestic fertilizer production and reduce the country's external dependence on agricultural inputs. The legislation introduces mandatory blending requirements for domestically produced fertilizers starting July 2027 and creates financing mechanisms through BNDES to support qualified producers of fertilizers, bioinputs, and biofertilizers.