The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) upheld a provision of the Taxpayer's Defense Code allowing companies classified as habitual debtors to be barred from entering or remaining in judicial reorganization proceedings. The rule also allows the Public Treasury to request...

International competition for hydrogen investment is increasingly shifting from policy announcements toward regulatory implementation, certification and access to incentives. Brazil has taken another step in this direction with Decree No. 13,096/2026, which regulates...

From August 26 to 28, ANTAQ is holding the 33rd Cooperaportos Meeting under the theme "Ports at the ESG Frontier", in hybrid format. The event brings together port authorities and regulators to discuss sustainability, safety and strategic matters shaping the...

Petrobras has contracted drilling services for wells associated with its Cabiúnas–São Tomé carbon capture and storage pilot project in Rio de Janeiro, marking another step toward the operational deployment of CCS technology in Brazil. The project is designed to...

DNIT executed Amendment No. 3/2026, published in the Federal Official Gazette, extending the term and adjusting the value of a road infrastructure agreement in the State of Roraima to BRL 68,278,237.62. Performance of the services was extended to October 28, 2027,...

Through Ruling No. 464/2026, published in the Federal Official Gazette, ANTAQ approved the declaration required for the financing of the SEEDS Project, aimed at expanding the infrastructure of the Port of Santos. Total estimated investment is BRL 2.5 billion, and the...

ANTAQ’s Board approved the publication of the bidding notice for the lease of terminal IQI-16, at the Port of Itaqui (State of Maranhão), dedicated to solid mineral bulk, mainly fertilizers. The notice includes a market-concentration clause preventing the award to...

Under the official schedule released by the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD), August 2026 marks the beginning of phase II of the implementation and monitoring of the age-verification solutions required by the Digital Child Protection Statute, in force since...

The Science, Technology and Innovation Committee approved a substitute bill to Bill 6706/25 amending the Brazilian Internet Civil Framework to provide that data protection and processing rules also apply to data used by artificial intelligence systems. The rapporteur...

The Public Security Committee approved a substitute bill to Bill 1515/26 allowing the preventive suspension of activities and the freezing of assets upon evidence of fraud or money laundering, subject to a court decision within 24 hours. The text requires banks and...

Petrobras obtained a favorable judicial decision concerning taxation on the importation of flotels — offshore accommodation units used to house personnel during offshore operations. The dispute involved whether such units should be treated as vessels for purposes of...

Transpetro is assessing whether a new logistics base in Northern Brazil may become necessary as Petrobras advances its activities in the Equatorial Margin. According to Transpetro President Sérgio Bacci, the company is evaluating the potential need for infrastructure...