Energy Law and Regulation in Brazil

Description

The book presents contributions from Brazilian experts on the regulation of different energy sources. Focusing on describing and discussing the fundamental issues related to the legal regulation of each of the sources that compose Brazil's energy matrix, it also analyzes economic and strategic aspects and identifies the main current problems related to the exploration for and production of each energy source. The book offers a clear and detailed overview of energy law and regulation for policymakers, foreign investors and legal professionals dealing with energy projects in Brazil. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Legal Regulation of Petroleum Upstream in Brazil (Marilda Rosado de Sá Ribeiro)....Pages 1-26 Brazilian Regulation of Petroleum Downstream (Clarissa Brandão, Renato Barcellos de Souza)....Pages 27-43 Regulatory Framework of Upstream and Onshore Unconventional Gas in Brazil (Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa, Marcos Cintra, Eduardo G. Pereira, Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos)....Pages 45-65 Midstream Regulation in Brazil: Main Issues in Pipeline Natural Gas System (Hirdan K. M. Costa, Thiago L. F. Brito, Raul P. Pinto, E. Moutinho dos Santos)....Pages 67-90 Regulatory Challenges of Natural Gas Downstream in Brazil (Maria D’Assunção Costa, Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa, Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos)....Pages 91-112 The Electricity Sector and the Structure of the Short-Term Market in Brazil (Raphael Gomes, Renato Poltronieri)....Pages 113-135 Legal Regulation of the Distribution of Electricity in Brazil (Wanderley Fernandes)....Pages 137-158 Regulatory Framework of Wind Power in Brazil (Vinicius Fonseca Soares)....Pages 159-181 Solar Energy and the Dawn of ‘Solar Cities’ in Brazil (Solange Teles da Silva, Carolina Dutra, Lucas Noura de Moraes Rêgo Guimarães)....Pages 183-212 Challenges of Social and Environmental Certification of Biofuels in Brazil (Luizella Giardino Barbosa Branco)....Pages 213-227 Regulatory Framework of Nuclear Energy in Brazil (Leonam Guimarães, Carlos Feu, Olga Mafra)....Pages 229-248 Main Issues of Biomass Energy Regulation in Brazil (José Goldemberg, Fernando Rei)....Pages 249-259 International Trade in Energy: A Glance at Selected Issues (Welber Barral, Renata Amaral, Thiago Soares)....Pages 261-273