LACCA speaks to Brazilian in-house lawyers to find out whether last year's new mining regulations really have increased transparency and improved Brazil's

A VLI, empresa especializada em operações logísticas e controladora da Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica, passou a contar, nos últimos anos, também com terminais integradores.

The Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro approved the Draft Law No. 1046 of 10 December 10, 2015, which aims to establish, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Rate of Environmental Control, Monitoring and Inspection...

The Federal Government Has Finally Given Indications That The Much-Awaited New Mining Code Is About To Be Enacted.

The effects of the state tax fee related to the control, monitoring and environmental supervision of research activities, mining, and the exploration and production of oil and gas – TFPG – were suspended...

Foreign or Brazilian legal entities of public or private law may participate in the Bidding Process, either severally or reunited in a consortium.

It was published on the Official Gazette on December 19th, 2014, the Ordinance no. 541/2014, issued by the Head Director of the National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM).

The Law came into force on the date of its publication, but its effects are subject to a lapse of time of 90 days.

January 2015 edition of VistaBrazil, the Firm’s monthly review of economic, legal and political developments in Brazil.

A Agência Nacional de Mineração – ANM, por meio da Resolução n° 36, de 1° de junho de 2020, alterou disposições da Resolução n° 28 de março de 2020 para estender a...

Ao contrário do previsto originalmente, governo Temer não colocará questão para ser apreciada no colegiado.

Brazilian courts are consistently ruling in favor of mining companies requiring the National Department of Mineral Production ("DNPM") to issue new authorizations for exploration and exploitation of mining resources.

On August 3, 2010, the Brazilian National Policy on Waste Management (PNRS) came into force. Established by Federal Law n. 12,305/2010, the PNRS provides for guidelines on joint and environmentally appropriate management of solid waste, and regulates issues such as joint management, proper allocation and disposal, and shared responsibilities.

Foi publicado em 29 de dezembro de 2017, no Diário Oficial da União, o Decreto nº 9.252/2017, que estabelece a metodologia de cálculo para o valor de referência da CFEM nas hipóteses...

Importante observar que a remissão ou o pagamento das multas ambientais não caracteriza impunidade do infrator, vez que não afasta a obrigação de reparar o dano ambiental.

O presidente Jair Bolsonaro deu ontem um anova motivação para indicar seu filho, o deputado Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL-SP),

Crises ou emergências são eventos considerados raros, mas a magnitude de seus impactos pode ser bastante significativa

On July 1st, 2013, the Brazilian Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels published the rules detailing the procedures for the bidding round of blocks located in the Pre-Salt polygon and strategic areas for exploration and production of oil and natural gas under the production sharing regime.

O secretário-executivo do Ministério de Minas e Energia, Márcio Felix, informou nesta segunda-feira (17) que o novo leilão do pré-sal foi marcado para 1º de novembro de 2019.

Corporate sustainability, in its environmental, social and governance pillars, has been a focal point of agendas for businesses globally for some time, and more recently it has also reached the mining sector.