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CETESB Updates Criteria For Environmental Penalties In São Paulo

The Board Decision of the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo (Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo - CETESB) No. 007/2026/C/I has been recently published...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Federal Government Launches The Climate Plan 2024-2035 And Sets Guidelines For Brazil’s Climate Transition

On March 16, 2026, Brazil’s Federal Government launched the new National Climate Change Plan (the “Climate Plan” — Plano Clima 2024-2035), a central instrument of the National Policy on Climate Change (PNMC), establishing guidelines and targets to steer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation and climate adaptation efforts in Brazil over the next decade.

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 231

O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF)...

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

ANP Issues Rules On Biomethane Targets And CGOB Issuance

On March 4, 2026, the Brazilian National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels ("ANP") published Resolutions No. 995/2026 and No. 996/2026...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

MPF Recommendations On Land Lease Agreements For Energy Projects

Brazil Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

IBAMA Opens Public Consultation On Offshore Disposal Of Drilling Fluids And Cuttings

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

New IBAMA Regulation On Ship-to-Ship Operations Enters Into Force

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Energy Transition: Court Suspends License For Coal Mine And Thermal Power Plant In Southern Brazil

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KLA Advogados

COP30: The Role Of The Private Sector

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Highlights Of KLA's Environmental Law Team And Perspectives For 2026

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Destaques da equipe ambiental do KLA e perspectivas para 2026

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Brazilian Congress Overrides Presidential Vetoes To The General Environmental Licensing Law And Approves New Rules On The Special Environmental License

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil's Ministry Of Mines And Energy Opens Public Consultation On Regulation Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazilian Public Consultation Discusses Rules For Carbon Capture And Storage (CCS) Projects

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Mayer Brown

Changes Of Rules On Fertilizers And Agricultural Inputs In Brazil

Brazil Commercial

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KLA Advogados

Tese do Século: Receita Federal intensifica glosas e restringe compensações

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KLA Advogados

TAX REFORM: Complementary Law No. 227/2026

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Mayer Brown

Integralização De Capital E Governança Em Holdings E Subsidiárias: Confira A Newsletter

Brazil Commercial

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KLA Advogados

Censo de capitais estrangeiros no país: declaração periódica quinquenal

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KLA Advogados

COP30 Approves Key Decisions On Paris Agreement Market Mechanisms

On Friday, 21 November, the final day of COP-30, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) adopted key decisions to advance the implementation...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 222

O "Brasília em Pauta" é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF)...

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

MME Launches Public Hearing Regarding The 2026 Energy Storage Auction In Brazil

On November 10, 2025, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) published Normative Ordinance No. 878/2025, dated November 7, 2025, announcing the opening of Public Consultation No. 202.

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Mayer Brown

COP 30: O papel do setor privado

COP30 evidencia protagonismo do capital privado e novos mecanismos de financiamento climático, enquanto gargalos estruturais ainda travam a transição ecológica no Brasil.

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Brazil's Federal Government Establishes The Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

COP30 Reinforces The Debate On Climate Legislation And Financing

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

COP30 evidencia debate sobre legislação e financiamento climático

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Brazilian MME Opens Public Consultation On 2026 Emission-Reduction Targets, Boosting The Biomethane Market

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil Publishes Federal Decree Establishing Reverse-Logistics System For Plastic Packaging

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Mining Comparative Guide

Martins, Abreu Sodré, Basile e Menezes - MSBM

In Preparation For COP-30, Federal Government Advances The Implementation Of The Brazilian Emissions Trading System

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

The Strategic Importance Of Brazil – Key Investment Themes From Latin America's Largest Economy

Brazil Strategy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Transição energética: Justiça suspende licença de mina de carvão e termelétrica no Sul

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Estatuto do Pantanal é sancionado e traz novas regras ambientais

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

In Preparation For COP-30, Federal Government Advances The Implementation Of The Brazilian Emissions Trading System

On October 16 and 17, 2025, the Brazilian Federal Government took new steps toward implementing the Brazilian Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System (SBCE) and promoting carbon markets in Brazil.

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

The Strategic Importance Of Brazil – Key Investment Themes From Latin America's Largest Economy

As the world's 8th largest economy with a population of 220 million people, Brazil offers a rare combination of macroeconomic scale and sector-specific catalysts.

Brazil Strategy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Transição energética: Justiça suspende licença de mina de carvão e termelétrica no Sul

Decisão de Vara Federal de Porto Alegre sobre usina mostra atuação do Judiciário na efetivação de políticas climáticas, além de representar precedente inédito no licenciamento ambiental...

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Estatuto do Pantanal é sancionado e traz novas regras ambientais

Norma federal disciplina o uso do solo, incentiva práticas produtivas sustentáveis e reforça o combate ao desmatamento ilegal no Pantanal...

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

MP cria regime especial de tributação para data center

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Green Advertising In Brazil: Between Ethical Boundaries And Greenwashing Risks

Advertising has long been a powerful tool to shape consumer behavior, but in recent years a new challenge has emerged: how to responsibly communicate sustainability.

Brazil Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

BNDES disponibiliza até R$ 5 bilhões para economia verde

O BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social) divulgou nesta semana o Edital da Chamada Pública com orçamento de até R$ 5 bilhões...

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Lei do Licenciamento Ambiental é sancionada com 63 vetos e MP aprova rito especial imediato para projetos estratégicos

Sancionada em agosto com 63 vetos, a Lei 15.190 cria marco para o licenciamento ambiental no Brasil.

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Brazil's General Environmental Licensing Act: New Provisions, Presidential Vetoes, Provisional Measure, And New Bill

On August 8, 2025, following the long and contentious proceedings of Bill No. 2,159/2021, Law No. 15,190/2025 was enacted with 63 presidential vetoes, establishing...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

CONAMA Updates Rules On Notification Of Management Authorities Of Conservation Units In Environmental Licensing

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

INEA Establishes Voluntary Sustainability Criteria To Extend Environmental License Terms In The State Of Rio De Janeiro

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

The Launch Of Brazilian "REACH"

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Mayer Brown

Parecer da Corte Internacional reforça dever climático dos Estados

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

RenovaBio: ANP Publishes New Resolution On Certification Of Efficient Biofuel Production

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Modernizar para proteger: os desafios do licenciamento ambiental brasileiro

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Insight: Mercado Brasileiro De Dívida Sustentável – Perspectivas Regulatórias Local E Internacional

Brazil Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Capital Markets Insight: The Brazilian Sustainable Debt Market – A Cross-Border Regulatory Perspective

Brazil Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Seis razões destacam relevância jurídica da agenda ESG para empresas

Brazil Commercial

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KLA Advogados

Brasília Em Pauta – Edição Nº 204

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

MMA Opens Public Consultation On Regulation Of The National Policy On Payment For Environmental Services

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Dia do Meio Ambiente: o Direito como ferramenta do desenvolvimento sustentável

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Brazil's National REDD+ Commission Approves Resolution On Safeguards In Public Lands And Collective Territories

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil Introduces Regulations On The Importation Of Solid Waste And Tailings

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Decreto regulamenta importação de resíduos sólidos e reforça proteção ambiental

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

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