Law No. 15,506/2026 enacted, establishing the National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals

Enacted on 16 September, the law creates the National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals (PNMCE) and the National Council for the Industrialization of Critical and Strategic Minerals (CIMCE), reporting to the Presidency. The framework establishes the Mining Activity Guarantee Fund, with up to R$ 2 billion in federal participation, and requires companies to allocate 0.3% of gross operating revenue to research and innovation for six years, rising to 0.5% thereafter.

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