The Mercosur–EFTA Free Trade Agreement will begin producing bilateral effects between Brazil and Norway on November 1, 2026. The agreement introduces preferential tariff treatment across a wide range of products while also addressing trade facilitation, technical...

Brazil’s upcoming oil auction has renewed the dispute over the offering of exploratory blocks located in sedimentary basins with potential for unconventional oil and gas resources. Environmental organizations have challenged the inclusion of areas where future...

ANTAQ has moved to 8 October 2026 the webinar on Item 2.6 of its Regulatory Agenda, dedicated to reviewing the container demurrage rules set out in ANTAQ Resolution No. 62/2021, at which the preliminary findings of the Regulatory Impact Assessment will be presented....

The Board of the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) rejected Enel Distribuicao Sao Paulo's motion for reconsideration against the denial of an external technical examination in the administrative proceeding seeking forfeiture of its concession, opened...

Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice has ruled that customs expenses such as cargo-handling costs may form part of the ICMS-importation tax base, even where those amounts are excluded from customs value for purposes of federal import taxation. The decision distinguishes...

The National Mining Agency released the provisional lists of municipalities deemed affected by mining activity for the 2026/2027 cycle, which govern the allocation of the 15% share of the Financial Compensation for the Exploitation of Mineral Resources (CFEM) and the...

ANTAQ reported the expanded use of remotely piloted aircraft in its oversight of the waterway sector, a resource formally in use since 2019. The technology allows inspection of hard-to-reach structures, monitoring of vehicle flows on port access routes, assessment of...

Brazil has the technical and industrial capabilities to become an international center for the dismantling and sustainable recycling of offshore oil and gas assets, according to ABESPetro. The opportunity is directly linked to the maturation of Brazil’s offshore...

The Federal Court of Accounts reviewed the privatization of the BR-116/324/BA highway system, covering 641.75 km under a 30-year concession with R$ 14.85 billion in projected investments. Reporting Justice Odair Cunha confirmed that ANTT had met the applicable formal...

International oil companies are preparing to expand exploration activities in Brazil, with particular attention to the Equatorial Margin and Pelotas Basin. Chevron has confirmed seismic work in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, while other international operators have...

CMN Resolution No. 5,343/2026, approved on 24 September, bars receivables investment funds and funds of funds from investing in rights or expectations arising from court or arbitration proceedings until the claim is definitively liquid, certain and enforceable. The...

Justice Nancy Andrighi, of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), held that the court overseeing the judicial reorganization of Grupo Flecha Branca has jurisdiction over attachment measures affecting the debtors' assets and the consortia they take part in. The ruling...