On December 24, 2018, the Federal Environmental Council published Resolution No. 492 ("Resolution"), regulating two phases of the Air Pollution Control Program for Vehicles ("PROCONVE")

In November 2011, a drillship operated by a foreign oil company authorized to operate in Brazil, caused the spillage of 440,000 liters of oil at sea, in the field of Frade, 370 kilometres away from the north coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Em 16 de fevereiro de 2018, o Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos utilizam substâncias sujeitas a controle e eliminação conforme o Protocolo de Montreal.

On March 21, 2022, the Brazilian government enacted Decree No. 10,003/2022, creating the Federal Strategy to Incentivize the Sustainable Use of Biogas and Biomethane.

A ANP publicou nesta sexta-feira (21/12) a Resolução nº 764/2018, que estabelece as especificações dos combustíveis de referência

It is undisputed that evaluation of environmental damage is an extremely complex area.

The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources ("IBAMA") Normative Ruling No. 6/2013, recently amended by the IBAMA Normative Rulings Nos. 11 and 12/2018...

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.

The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has published a decision recognizing, for the first time, the environmental product liability of manufacturers of potentially polluting products.

On 12 September 2023, Brazil´s Attorney General Office, representing the Brazilian Federal Environmental Agency, filed a climate litigation lawsuit against a livestock farmer, seeking compensation...

Tal tese não foi acolhida nos juízos de primeira e de segunda instâncias, tendo sido confirmada a obrigação da petroleira de pagar a referida multa.

O acordo ainda será formalizado com as autoridades competentes e está sujeito a audiência pública e aprovação final das cortes.

On May 3, 2024, Brazil's Federal Law No. 14,850/2024 (the "Regulation") was passed by the President establishing the National Policy on Air Quality. The Regulation provides for the creation...

Last June 6, in celebration of Environment Day, the Governor of Sao Paulo Geraldo Alckmin enacted Decree-Law No. 59,263, which regulates Law No. 13,577, dated July 8, 2009, on the guidelines and procedures for the protection of the quality of the soil against noxious alterations by contamination.

Some thirty years ago Brazil practically had no legislation regarding pollution in general and even more in respect of pollution of territorial waters.

In November 2004 the ship Vicuña had a violent explosion while unloading methanol at the Port of Paranaguá, at the flammable products terminal.

Dentre as vítimas da poluição estavam os indígenas que habitavam na Ilha de Cotinga, localizada na Baía de Paranaguá.

On October 23, 2013, the Brazilian Federal Government enacted Decree No. 8,127, which has introduced the long-awaited National Contingency Plan for oil pollution incidents in waters under Brazilian jurisdiction.

The energy transition in Brazil has gained increasing prominence amid the worsening global climate crisis. In 2024, for the first time, the planet recorded a temperature increase exceeding...

The National Environmental Council published on 09/12/2015 the Resolution no. 472 of 27/11/2015 setting forth provisions on the use of chemical dispersants to combat oil spills at sea, revoking the CONAMA Resolution no. 269 of 14/09/200 which previously set forth provisions on this same matter.