23/07/2024
On July 11, 2024, Federal Decree No. 12,106/2024 was published, regulating the tax incentive for the recycling sector established in Law No. 14,260 of 2021. The income tax abatement applies to entities or individuals that offer direct support for projects that have been approved by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (“MMA”). Such …
18/07/2024
On July 17, 2024, the National Data Protection Authority issued Regulation CD/ANPD No. 18/2024, which approved the rules on the Data Protection Officer’s (DPO) role in processing personal data. The Regulation consolidates essential clarifications on the hypotheses and procedures for appointing the DPO and its attributions. Below, we highlight some of the relevant provisions. Who …
05/06/2024
On June 4, 2024, the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (Ministério de Minas e Energia – MME) issued Regulatory Ordinance Nº. 78/GM/MME (MME Ordinance Nº. 78/2024), published in the Brazilian Federal Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União –DOU) on June 5, 2024, which establishes the procedures for applications for inclusion of distributed mini-generation projects …
04/06/2024
After the incorporation of the Nagoya Protocol into Brazilian legislation (Federal Decree No. 11,865/2023) and with the proximity of COP-16 of Biodiversity (scheduled for October this year), the Genetic Heritage Management Council (Conselho de Gestão do Patrimônio Genético or “CGen”) published, in May, three resolutions creating Thematic Chambers (Câmaras Técnicas or “CTs”), with the participation …
27/03/2024
On December 22, 2023, the Federal Environmental Agency in Brazil (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis or “IBAMA”) enacted the Ordinance No. 260/2023, which change the calculation guidelines for the Environmental Control and Inspection Fee (Taxa de Controle e Fiscalização Ambiental or “TCFA”). Said alteration has the potential to significantly increase …
29/02/2024
On February 9th, 2024, the State Council of Environmental Policy published Resolution No. 249/2024, which establishes guidelines for the implementation of Take-Back Systems (“SLRs” in the Portuguese abbreviation) for post-consumer products and packaging in the State of Minas Gerais. The Resolution applies to manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of goods that generate postconsumer products and …
19/01/2024
Mato Grosso has approved Bill of Law No. 64/2023 which changes the State´s Environmental Code, thereby authorizing the reallocation of legal reserve areas for mining purposes, so long as certain conditions are met. Considering that mineral deposits cannot be moved, the new law allows legal reserve areas to be moved to other rural properties. However, mining …
17/01/2024
On January 8th, 2024, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários or “CVM”) released the updated version of the Volume I of its educational series, so-called ‘CVM’s Sustainable Guide’, with emphasis on previously underexplored topics, and simplifying the material to facilitate the investor comprehension. The practice of ‘greenwashing’, which has been covered in …
12/01/2024
On January 12, 2024, Law 14.806/2024 was published, amending Law 6.360/1976 to oblige pharmaceutical laboratories to include warnings on the labels, leaflets and advertising materials of their products about the presence of substances whose use is considered doping. The new law establishes that medicines containing substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Code must carry these warnings. This is an effort …
12/01/2024
Resolution No. 02/2024 was published on January 2nd, 2024, by the State Department of Environment, Infrastructure, and Logistics (“SEMIL”), updating the criteria and parameters for environmental compensation for the removal of native vegetation, cutting of isolated trees, or for interventions in Permanent Preservation Areas (“APP”) in both rural and urban areas of the State. The …