Brazil: Government Policy & Public Finance

O setor de defensivos agrícolas enfrenta atrasos crônicos na avaliação de registros pelo IBAMA, com processos pendentes por mais de 5 anos em média. Diante da morosidade sistemática e possíveis falhas de governança, o TCU autorizou auditoria operacional para verificar o cumprimento da Lei 14.785/23, examinar a aderência do órgão ao novo marco regulatório e avaliar questões de transparência e gestão administrativa.

Brazil's oil industry is preparing potential legal action after the government extended its controversial 12% crude export tax through administrative decree, with producers arguing the move undermines claims the levy was needed for fuel subsidies and instead reveals it as primarily a revenue-raising measure. The extension has deepened concerns over regulatory instability and legal certainty, with industry experts warning that the tax is already causing companies to postpone billions in investment plans desp

Brazil's Executive Management Committee of the Chamber of Foreign Trade has issued GECEX Resolution No. 938/2026, establishing a 12% export tax rate on crude petroleum oils for a 60-day period following the expiry of Provisional Measure No. 1,340/2026. The resolution addresses the regulatory gap created when the provisional measure failed to be converted into law within the constitutional timeframe, reinstating export tax provisions on products classified under NCM heading 2709.

On April 27, 2026, MME Normative Ordinance No. 129, dated April 24, 2026 (the “Ordinance”) was published in the Official Gazette...

Advogado do KLA propõe soluções para ampliar o acesso de cooperativas de catadores ao financiamento no setor de reciclagem, traçando analogia com o orixá Exu...

O Senado aprovou a criação do programa "Desenrola Agências Reguladoras", que cria a possibilidade de renegociação de multas aplicadas pelas agências reguladoras federais a pessoas físicas ou jurídicas.

Due to the lack of capacity of Brazilian airports, the Federal Government and certain State Governments have decided to launch projects for the construction of railway facilities.