Recently, an injunction by the Santa Catarina Court of Justice blocked the assets in Brazil of a Scottish businessman who is facing transnational insolvency proceedings as an individual. The decision is unprecedented in the country and was based on the Judicial...

On January 10, 2023, President Lula sanctioned Law N.º. 14.801, introducing a new financial instrument: Infrastructure Debentures. According to the legislation, specific purpose companies, concessionaires, permission holders, authorization holders or lessees are...

The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) has approved an increase in the minimum percentages for the next oil and gas auctions, which has led to discussions about local content in Congress and the federal government as early as 2024. Federal deputy Aureo Ribeiro...

Petrobras is adopting a gradual change in the platform for contracting with its suppliers. The change comes down to the migration from the Petronect portal to the SAP Ariba portal. For the time being, the transition has only been completed for processes that do not...

Petronect, the Petrobras group's purchasing and contracting portal, has changed the method of paying the access fee to public tenders since October 1, 2023. The fee became monthly, with the supplier choosing a subscription period of 1 to 6 months. For example, if the...

Companies interested in Petrobras' public tenders are subject to two different types of fees: the access fee and the transaction fee. The Access Fee is required so that the supplier can participate in a bidding process, that is: access the notice and the Collaboration...

As of 10/06/2023, Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolívia-Brasil S/A (TBG) will have a new purchasing and contracting system: the TBG Purchasing Portal: https://comprastbg.com.br Companies interested in providing services or materials to TBG must register on this...