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Bill 1,179/2020: private-law relations during the covid-19 crisis
Transitional changes in Brazilian law impact various areas, such as condominium by-laws, company meetings, and lease agreements.
New rules for conversion of environmental fines
With two joint normative ruling, MMA, Ibama, and ICMBio regulate the conversion of simple environmental fines into services of preservation, improvements, and recovery of environmental quality, facilitating the resolution of administrative proceedings
New resolutions consolidate procedures for authorization of alternative power sources
Aneel, the Brazilian electricity regulatory agency, simplifies the system for obtaining grants for power plants using wind, photovoltaic, thermoelectric, and other alternative power sources. New resolutions reduce legal and regulatory uncertainty in the power sector.
Innovations in the financing of the biofuel sector: infrastructure debentures in the sector reach R$ 9 billion
New regulations issued by the Ministry of Mines and Energy helped bring about more diversified sources of funding for the sector, allowing for consistent growth in the issuance of debentures since September of 2019.
Expropriation of rural property: economic use as a requirement for compensation for expropriation of environmental protection areas
Our attorneys analyze doubts as to how to calculate compensation for expropriating these properties. Should it take into account only the value of the bare land? Or should the vegetation coverage area also be appraised, considering the environmental restrictions that prevent its economic exploitation?
ANP publishes regulation for decommissioning of E&P facilities
Our attorneys review the main topics and innovations brought about by ANP Resolution No. 817/2020, which consolidates rules on the abandonment of fields and the decommissioning of oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities.
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