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The European Commission has issued recommendations allowing Member States to temporarily suspend fines on fossil fuel importers who fail to meet methane emission reduction obligations under EU Regulation 2024/1787, while Brazil advances its own regulatory framework through the ANP. This three-year grace period (2027-2029) comes amid industry pressure and energy security concerns, even as substantive monitoring and mitigation requirements remain in force. Brazilian producers and exporters face mounting press

Published on December 30, 2015 in the Official Gazette of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Law No. 7.184 establishes a new Environmental Control, Monitoring and Inspection Fee for the generation...

Em 17 de abril de 2018, foram publicadas a Instrução Normativa n°11/2018 e a Instrução Normativa nº 12/2018 ("Instruções Normativas") pelo Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais ("IBAMA"), alterando o regulamento do Cadastro Técnico Federal de Atividades Potencialmente Poluidoras e Utilizadoras de Recursos Ambientais ("CTF/APP") e instituindo novos instrumentos ambientais.

On March 25, 2024, the Brazilian federal government published Decree No. 11.961/2024, establishing an advisory and deliberative group, the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy Interinstitutional...

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).

Brazil's Federal Government has enacted comprehensive regulations for its National Policy for Payment for Environmental Services, establishing operational frameworks for conservation funding and environmental restoration initiatives.

Brazil's Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change has issued new regulations governing Payment for Environmental Services (PES) modalities under the National Policy for Payment for Environmental Services. The Ordinance establishes critical requirements for qualifying transactions, including provisions for Environmental Reserve Quotas, REDD+ certificates, and Rural Product Notes, while explicitly excluding certain carbon credit transactions from the PES framework.

Two months later, five lawsuits of the so-called Supreme Court's "green agenda" have gone through trial and three have been ruled on.

On April 9, 2026, the National Environmental Council (CONAMA) issued Resolution No. 513/2026, which restructures the National Air Quality Control Program (“Pronar”) and revokes CONAMA Resolution No. 5/1989, which previously governed the matter.

On April 3, 2025, Brazil's Federal Environmental Agency for the protection of Conservation Units ("ICMBio") published Normative Instruction No. 16/2025...

The Environmental Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul (Imasul) has strengthened its inspections regarding the compliance with reverse logistics in the state. Companies that did not submit reports for 2020 and 2021 were fined...

Recently, Board Decision No. 106/2022, which was issued by the Environmental Agency of the State of São Paulo, was published. The board decision establishes procedures...

O Ministério do Meio Ambiente (MMA) publicou na última sexta-feira, 3 de julho, a Portaria nº 288, que institui o Programa Nacional de Pagamentos por Serviços Ambientais, denominado "Floresta+"

Brazil's Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation on the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (TSB), a fundamental instrument for classifying and defining the compatibility...

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.

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.

Em 4 de outubro de 2019, a Comissão Técnica Nacional de Biossegurança ("CTNBio") publicou a Resolução Normativa nº 23 ("Resolução") visando desburocratizar o procedimento de autorização...

Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency has opened public consultation on draft regulations for monitoring and verifying CO₂ emissions from domestic flights under the National Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program. Air operators emitting 10,000 tonnes or more annually will need to comply with escalating emissions reduction targets starting at 1% in 2027 and reaching 10% by 2037, primarily through retiring SAF Sustainability Certificates or alternative compliance mechanisms including lower carbon aviation