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Ministry of Ports and Airports creates port saturation monitoring tool to guide new auctions and lease agreements

On September 9, Brazil's Ministry of Ports and Airports announced the creation of the Port Saturation Monitoring tool (MSP), to be developed by a Working Group coordinated by the National Ports Secretariat. The tool will treat public ports and Private Use Terminals...

Brazilian Data Protection Authority opens public consultation to update its enforcement and sanctioning procedure rules

On September 9, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) opened a public consultation to update Resolution CD/ANPD No. 1/2021, which governs the Authority's supervisory and administrative sanctioning proceedings. The review incorporates ANPD's new...

Chamber of Deputies’ Constitution and Justice Committee approves the legal framework for logistics operators and rules on logistics service agreements

On September 9, the Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved Bill No. 3,757/2020, which regulates the activity of logistics operators — currently not governed by any statute — defining logistics operations as an...

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New commodity flows are redrawing Brazil’s port geography

New commodity flows are redrawing Brazil’s port geography

Changes in global trade, energy production and commodity demand are reshaping the volume, composition and geographic distribution of cargo handled by Brazilian ports. Brazilian ports moved a record 1.4 billion tonnes in 2025, representing growth of 6.1% over the...

Exploration frontiers advance, but licensing remains sequential

Exploration frontiers advance, but licensing remains sequential

IBAMA has authorized Petrobras to drill three additional wells in the Foz do Amazonas Basin. The wells—Manga, Crotalus and PAD Morpho—are intended to help delimit the discovery announced at the Morpho well in block FZA-M-59, approximately 175 kilometers off the coast...

Closing the Repetro gap at the end of the offshore asset life cycle

Closing the Repetro gap at the end of the offshore asset life cycle

Brazil’s offshore industry continues to identify a tax and customs gap affecting the transition from decommissioning to dismantling, recycling and final disposal of offshore assets. Repetro was designed primarily to facilitate the entry and use of equipment in oil and...

From recovery to continuity: The next test for Brazilian shipbuilding

From recovery to continuity: The next test for Brazilian shipbuilding

Brazil’s shipbuilding industry is entering a new growth cycle after approximately a decade of severe contraction, supported by renewed orders for merchant vessels, offshore support units, gas carriers, barges, push boats and defense assets. The Petrobras System...

Could Brazil become a pre-salt LNG exporter?

Could Brazil become a pre-salt LNG exporter?

Petrobras is evaluating the potential to export natural gas produced in the pre-salt to international markets, particularly Asia, as domestic offshore gas production increases. One concept under consideration involves liquefying natural gas offshore through floating...

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