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...

The Brazilian Government published, in today's edition of the Official Gazette (Thursday, May 21), two decrees signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva updating the regulatory framework of the Marco Civil da Internet and establishing new guidelines for the...

ANP has approved the unitization agreements for the shared reservoirs of Sururu and Berbigão, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The agreements formalize the understanding between Petrobras, the federal government and partners Shell, TotalEnergies and Petrogal...

The Chamber of Deputies scheduled a plenary vote on Brazil's Artificial Intelligence Legal Framework (Bill 2,338/2023) for May 27, 2026, with rapporteur Representative Aguinaldo Ribeiro (PP-PB) presenting the report on May 19, per the schedule agreed with House...

The Rubi prospect has been described by PPSA as a leading asset in the new pre-salt auction, reinforcing the continued attractiveness of Brazil’s offshore acreage for international and domestic investors. Market Impact Rubi’s relevance may strengthen investor appetite...

The Senate’s Temporary Commission for Civil Code Reform (CTCivil) held its 18th and final public hearing on May 14, covering property law and business law topics under Bill 4/2025. Participants stressed the need to preserve legal certainty in matters such as fiduciary...