Justice Dias Toffoli withdrew from the STF's virtual plenary agenda nine appeals filed by major digital platforms against the expanded liability ruling for user-generated content, transferring the case to a yet-unscheduled in-person session. Simultaneously,...

Petrobras was reportedly the most profitable oil company globally in the first quarter of 2026 among oil and gas companies with market value above US$50 billion, recording net income of approximately US$6.25 billion. The result placed Petrobras ahead of major...

More than a dozen Brazilian productive sector associations published a public manifesto calling for the Tecon Santos 10 auction to be held in 2026 with broad competitive participation. The entities back the format proposed by the National Waterway Transportation...

CVM Resolution No. 243/2026, in force since May 22, created two new superintendencies — for Market Supervision, Derivatives and Systemic Risks (SMD) and for Regulatory Intelligence — along with six departments and 35 positions, implementing the structural changes...

The Senate's Infrastructure Commission (CI) examined on May 18 a bill modernizing Brazil's mandatory toll-voucher legislation for road freight transport. The proposal allows advance toll payment to be recorded directly in the electronic transport document (CT-e),...

Global energy markets continue to place increasing emphasis on supply chain resilience, fuel security and logistics capacity. For Brazil, this global trend reinforces the importance of investments in port terminals, storage infrastructure and fuel logistics. Measures...

Brazil's Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) determined that the concession process for Tecon Santos 10 — the largest container terminal at the Port of Santos, with projected investments of R$6.4 billion — must be resubmitted for court review before moving forward. The...

ANP has extended flexibility measures related to gasoline and diesel inventories, indicating continued regulatory focus on fuel supply resilience and market stability. In parallel, terminal expansion projects have been included within Brazil’s REIDI incentive regime,...

The STJ's Special Panel unanimously accepted a new complaint by the Federal Public Ministry on May 18, making former Acre Governor Gladson Cameli a defendant for embezzlement and bid rigging in the duplication of state highway AC-405. According to the Federal...