Brazil: Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

This weekly bulletin from Mayer Brown's Brasília litigation team highlights upcoming cases to be judged by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court, Superior Court of Justice, and Federal Court of Accounts, along with key legislative matters before the Chamber of Deputies and Federal Senate. The October 5-9, 2026 agenda covers critical issues spanning administrative law, banking, energy infrastructure, intellectual property, insurance, labor law, and tax matters that could significantly impact various sectors.

On June 21, 2026, Statute #15,471 was published, resulting from Bill #2,583/20. The new statute established the National Health Strategy for the Health Economic-Industrial Complex (ENSCEIS in the Portuguese acronym). The term “established” is not technically accurate, since, in substance, the strategy had already been created in 2023 by Decree #11,715, which in turn merely consolidated pre-existing programs, such as the Productive Development Partnerships (PDPs) dating back to 2008.

Dentre destaques de Direito Público do último mês, estão decisões do TCU sobre responsabilidade do gestor por danos ao erário sem dolo e a PPP de abastecimento de água nos Vales do Jequitinhonha/Mucuri...