Tagged with: Infrastructure and energy

Liliam F. Yoshikawa and Camila de Carli Rosellini Like other areas in the infrastructure segment, the mining sector, especially the Brazilian one, has undergone regulatory changes to attract more investments and to correct certain gaps related to...

Issuances of debentures had been showing strong growth since 2018, a process that was interrupted, albeit briefly, by the covid-19 pandemic. Just as an example, in 2019, as per a report byValor Econômico, the volume of issuances reached a record...

The Federal Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit (TRF1) unanimously decided to maintain the ban on the use of flavoring and additives in tobacco products. The decision was reached on October 20, in a case for which the opinion was drafted by...

Pedro Henrique Jardim, André Camargo Galvão and Leandro Lopes Zuffo The Ministry of Infrastructure recently announced the possible creation of the BR dos Rios program, a new public sector policy focused on inland navigation. The...

Published on September 2 of this year, Executive Order (MP) No. 998/20 seeks to strengthen the opening of the free market for the sale of electricity and, among other measures, introduces improvements in the efforts to modernize the electricity...

Thiago Spercel and Felipe Baracat The covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the implementation of sustainability practices in companies. It is already possible to see greater internal cohesion in organizations around purpose, culture, and value and...

Definition of eligible projects, possibility of investment in imported equipment, coverage for future investments, and establishment of simplified procedures are the main innovations. Alberto Faro, Vitor Fernandes de Araújo and Felipe Baracat...

Ana Karina E. de Souza, Fabio Komatsu Falkenburger, Carolina de Souza Tuon and Luisa Andrade Costa e Silva Rodrigues On August 11, the Anvisa board (National Health Surveillance Agency) unanimously approved the opening of public consultation on a...

The National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) approved, on August 6, the bid notice for Transmission Auction No. 1/2020, scheduled for December 17 of this year. It is an important step towards resumption of the pace of growth that the electricity...

On July 30, the Senate approved Conversion Bill (PLV) No. 30/20. The text will now go for presidential approval. At issue is the conversion into law of Executive Order No. 945/20, published on April 4, with the main objective of mitigating the...

In return for Rio de Janeiro's adhesion to the tax recovery regime proposed by the Federal Government in 2017, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) modeled the concession of public services for drinking water supply and the...

The National Electric Power Agency (Aneel) tried Administrative Proceeding No. 48500.001841/2020-81 at the 17th Ordinary Public Meeting, in May, in order to deny the Group A consumers claim, who requested alleviation from the collection of electric...

The serious economic consequences of the covid-19 pandemic put the organization and management capacity of Brazilian regulatory agencies to the test, in addition to requiring adjustment of standards to mitigate the impacts in some extremely...

The crisis caused by the covid-19 pandemic continues to hit various sectors of the economy relentlessly. In Brazil, the domestic air market has been reduced by 90%, while the international market remains practically shut down, according to data...

Liliam F. Yoshikawa, Roberta Danelon Leonhardt, Carolina Castelo Branco, and Camila de Carli Rosellini On May 18, the National Mining Agency (ANM) published Resolution No. 32, which changes the rules for inspection and safety of dams in Brazil,...

On May 18, the Federal government published Decree No. 10,350, which regulates Provisional Measure No. 950/20 and provides for the creation of an account for the energy sector to face the state of public calamity recognized by Legislative Decree...

After a broad process of regulatory review with public participation, the Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) identified the need to consolidate the rules regarding the obtaining of grants for alternative sources of power generation...

Alberto Faro and Felipe Baracat Policies implemented by the federal government since 2016 have redesigned the role of the state in the infrastructure sector, focusing on private initiative as the main agent promoting the expansion of Brazilian...

ANP Resolution 817/2020, published on April 27, establishes rules for the decommissioning of oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities and procedures for returning areas to ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and...

Alberto Faro and Felipe Baracat The economic impacts of covid-19 on the infrastructure sector can already be felt in Brazil, especially as relates to demand, considering the slowdown in economic activity caused by social isolation measures, and...

Infrastructure and energy

New initiatives seek to leverage the country's mineral sector

Positive scenario for debentures

TRF1 maintains ban on the use of flavor and aroma additives in tobacco derivatives

Ministry of Infrastructure discusses the creation of the BR dos Rios, a program for inland navigation

MP 998/20: general issues and main impacts on the electricity sector

New paradigms for corporate liability ESG and socially responsible investment post-covid-19

Ministry of Communications regulates processes for classification of incentivized debenture issuances by companies in the sector

Covid-19: Anvisa to strengthen health security procedures at airports

Aneel approves the bid notice for 2020 transmission auction

PLV 30/2020 and the port sector reform

Concession of basic sanitation services in the state of Rio de Janeiro

Covid-19: Aneel denies relaxation of the rules for invoicing contracted demand by high voltage consumers

Anac's action to combat the covid-19 pandemic: new rules for the air sector

New health protocols for the airport sector in the fight against covid-19

New measures to increase the requirements and effectiveness of dam safety and mining activity

Decree creates Covid-Account to relieve electricity distributors

New resolutions consolidate procedures for authorization of alternative power sources

Innovations in the financing of the biofuel sector: infrastructure debentures in the sector reach R$ 9 billion

ANP publishes regulation for decommissioning of E&P facilities

Bill proposes changes in scenario for debentures and infrastructure investment funds

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