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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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Koury Lopes 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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Koury Lopes Advogados

MP cria regime especial de tributação para data center

Medida Provisória cria o Redata, que traz incentivos ao ecossistema de data centers, IA e soberania digital, combinando benefícios fiscais...

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes 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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Koury Lopes 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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Koury Lopes Advogados

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

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

Public Hearing Ongoing On Brazilian National Bioeconomy Development Plan

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)

STF And STJ' Decisions Regarding ICMS Are The Focus Of This Tax Newsletter

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Brasília Em Pauta - Edição Nº 216

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Mayer Brown

STF afasta ITCMD sobre doações e heranças do exterior

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Koury Lopes Advogados

The Launch Of Brazilian "REACH"

Brazilian Federal Law No. 15.022/2024 was enacted in November 2024, . The law is also known as the "Chemical Substances Registration Act" or as the "Brazilian REACH".

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Mayer Brown

Mining Comparative Guide

Mining Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Brazil, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Martins, Abreu Sodré, Basile e Menezes - MSBM

Parecer da Corte Internacional reforça dever climático dos Estados

A Corte Internacional de Justiça (CIJ) emitiu, na última quarta-feira, 23, seu primeiro parecer consultivo sobre a crise climática, a pedido da Assembleia Geral da ONU.

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

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

In June 2025, Brazil's National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) published Resolution No. 984/2025, fully revoking the previous Resolution ANP No. 758/2018 and part of Resolution No. 802/2019.

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Modernizar para proteger: os desafios do licenciamento ambiental brasileiro

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes 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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Koury Lopes 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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Koury Lopes 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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Koury Lopes Advogados

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

Em meio a pressões internas e compromissos globais, marcos legais ganham protagonismo na agenda ambiental e econômica do país; confira novo post no blog Ambiente Sustentável...

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

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

On May 28, 2025, Brazil's National REDD+ Commission (CONAREDD+) approved a resolution establishing guidelines for the implementation of jurisdictional REDD+ programs...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil Introduces Regulations On The Importation Of Solid Waste And Tailings

The Brazilian government published Decree No. 12,451/2025 (the "New Decree"), which regulates Article 49, §1 of the National Solid Waste Policy (Law No. 12,305/2010), establishing exceptions to the ban on importing solid waste and tailings.

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Decreto regulamenta importação de resíduos sólidos e reforça proteção ambiental

A Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (PNRS) – Lei nº 12.305/2010 – proibia em seu artigo 49 a importação de resíduos sólidos de qualquer natureza e para qualquer fim.

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Brasília Em Pauta – Edição Nº 200

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Mercado de carbono: e-book explica principais pontos de nova lei e implementação do SBCE

O Sistema Brasileiro de Comércio de Emissões de Gases de Efeito Estufa, instituído por lei em 2024, representa marco regulatório; confira e-book do KLA sobre o tema

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

ICMBio Updates Rules On Intervention In Environmental Licensing

On April 3, 2025, Brazil's Federal Environmental Agency for the protection of Conservation Units ("ICMBio") published Normative Instruction No. 16/2025...

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Ibama autua bancos por crédito a áreas com desmatamento no Cerrado

O Ibama (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis) divulgou, em 19 de março, a Operação Caixa-Forte, que teve como objetivo investigar e autuar instituições...

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Minas Gerais lança programa de conversão de multas ambientais

PECMA permite conversão de multas em projetos de preservação e oferece descontos de até 50% para adesão dentro do prazo; saiba como participar...

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Minas Gerais Launches An Environmental Fines Conversion Program

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Brasília Em Pauta – Edição Nº 192

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Mayer Brown

Public Hearing Opened On National Circular Economy Plan

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Clima 2024-2025: retrospectiva e os próximos desafios no Direito Ambiental

Brazil Environment

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Federal Decree Regulates FUNAI's Enforcement Powers

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Ports & Maritime News | January 27-February 2, 2025

Brazil Transport

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Mayer Brown

Novo capítulo na Petrobras se inicia com nova lei e com eólicas offshore

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Koury Lopes Advogados

IBAMA Opens Public Consultation On New Ship-To-Ship Operations Regulation

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil Passes Bio-Inputs Law

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

巴西矿业投资法律政策简析及风险提示（下）

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Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

Renovabio: Biomass Producers To Receive Revenue From The Sale Of CBIOs

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazil's Recycling Incentive Law: Ministry Of Environment And Climate Change Publishes Related Ordinance

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Public Consultation On The Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Key Outcomes Of COP-29 And Expectations For COP-30

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

Brazilian Emissions Trading System Approved By The National Congress

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

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STF confirma que dano ambiental é imprescritível; confira newsletter (Video)

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Alterações no processo administrativo federal ambiental (Video)

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Ambiental News #6 (Video)

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Koury Lopes Advogados

KLA Promove Webinar "Sustentabilidade E Mercado De Capitais"

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Koury Lopes Advogados

Adequação Ambiental De Propriedades Rurais (Video)

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Koury Lopes Advogados

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