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IBAMA Extends Public Consultation On New Environmental Regulation

IBAMA has extended the public consultation period for a proposed new Normative Instruction that will comprehensively revise the environmental assessment framework for agrochemicals and related products.

Brazil Environment

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Rapid Growth Of Bio-inputs In Brazil And The Patent Landscape

Brazil's bio-input industry has experienced remarkable growth, generating BRL 4.5 billion in revenue in 2024—a sixfold increase since 2019. With over 1,000 registered bio-inputs...

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Greenwashing no mercado de carbono tem primeira condenação no Brasil

A 6ª Vara Cível de São Paulo condenou uma empresa a R$ 5 milhões por danos morais coletivos devido à comunicação ambiental insuficiente sobre créditos de carbono voluntários. O tribunal considerou que o uso de expressões genéricas como "compensação" e "neutralização", sem metodologia clara de cálculo, rastreabilidade dos créditos ou vínculo entre valores pagos e projetos específicos, configura publicidade enganosa

Brazil Consumer

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KLA Advogados

Brazil’s Federal Government Regulates The National Policy For Payment For Environmental Services

Brazil's Federal Government has enacted comprehensive regulations for its National Policy for Payment for Environmental Services, establishing operational frameworks for conservation funding and environmental restoration initiatives.

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 243

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Brazil Accedes To The International Compensation Regime For Oil Pollution Damage

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brasília Em Pauta - Edição Nº 241

Brazil Government

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Mayer Brown

Insegurança jurídica na aviação agrícola é tema de artigo no AgFeed

Brazil Healthcare

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KLA Advogados

Brasília Em Pauta - Edição Nº 240

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Brasília Em Pauta - Edição Nº 239

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Mayer Brown

Brazilian Government Launches The National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBio)

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

ANSN Issues Resolution On NORM Management In The Oil And Gas Industry

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Mayer Brown

Progress In The Implementation Of The Brazilian Emissions Trading System: CTCP Resolutions And Sectoral Coverage Proposal

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

CONAMA Restructures The National Air Quality Control Program And Establishes Environmental Licensing Requirements

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil Advances Battery Storage Integration Through New Capacity Auctions

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Mayer Brown

Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 243

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

New ICC Arbitration Rules: Key Changes And Practical Implications

Brazil Litigation

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KLA Advogados

"Banco Master” Bank Fraud Scandal Upends Brazilian Politics Ahead Of Elections

Brazil Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

World Cup Fever Meets Workplace Wellness: Why Letting Employees Watch Brazil Play Might Be A Smart HR Strategy

Brazil Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Brazil’s CNPE And ANP Set 2026 Targets For The Natural Gas And Fuel Markets

At a meeting held on April 1, 2026, Brazil’s National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved a Resolution establishing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions-reduction target for the natural gas market for the year 2026, within the scope of the National Program for the Decarbonization of Natural Gas Producers and Importers

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Mayer Brown

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

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

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

This report synthesizes the main legal highlights of 2025 in the fields of environment and sustainability and outlines perspectives for 2026.

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

Destaques da equipe ambiental do KLA e perspectivas para 2026

Confira o panorama dos principais marcos jurídicos ambientais de 2025 e das tendências regulatórias, climáticas e de sustentabilidade que devem impactar empresas e setores estratégicos em 2026, no Brasil e no exterior...

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

On November 27, 2025, the Brazilian Congress overturned all presidential vetoes to the General Environmental Licensing Law (Law No. 15,190/2025 – LGLA)...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

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

As part of the regulatory framework for the Future Fuels Act (Law No. 14,933/2024), Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy has launched a public consultation on the draft Decree regulating the National Sustainable Aviation...

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

Brazil's Federal Government Establishes The Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy

On October 31, 2025, the Federal Government published Decree No. 12,705/2025, which, on the eve of COP30, officially established the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

COP30 Reinforces The Debate On Climate Legislation And Financing

The country arrives at COP30, taking place from November 10–21 in Belém, with a revised and more ambitious NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution)...

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

COP30 evidencia debate sobre legislação e financiamento climático

Evento coloca Brasil no centro da agenda climática, sendo oportunidade para revisão de marcos legais, análise de riscos regulatórios e construção de soluções jurídicas para metas climáticas...

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

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

On October 17, 2025, Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launched a public consultation on the proposed annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction targets for 2026, to be met by participants in the natural gas market through the acquisition of biomethane or Biomethane Guarantee of Origin Certificates (CGOBs).

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

MP cria regime especial de tributação para data center

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

PM 1,318: The Special Tax Regime For Data Centers (REDATA) From Tax, Environmental, And Energy Perspectives

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Mayer Brown

Public Hearing Ongoing On Brazilian National Bioeconomy Development Plan

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil's CONAMA Standardizes Rules For Issuance Of Authorizations For Suppression Of Native Vegetation On Rural Properties

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy Is Approved

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Green Advertising In Brazil: Between Ethical Boundaries And Greenwashing Risks

Brazil Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

BNDES disponibiliza até R$ 5 bilhões para economia verde

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

Brazil Environment

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KLA Advogados

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

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

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Alterações no processo administrativo federal ambiental (Video)

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KLA Advogados

Agenda Das Principais Obrigações Ambientais De 2023 (Video)

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KLA Advogados

Ambiental News #6

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KLA Promove Webinar "Sustentabilidade E Mercado De Capitais"

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Adequação Ambiental De Propriedades Rurais (Video)

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KLA Advogados

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