MME Ordinance No. 125/2026: Changes to LRCAP 2026

1. Introduction The 2026 Capacity Reserve Auction in the form of Power (“LRCAP 2026”) is intended for the contracting of power from new and existing natural gas-fired thermoelectric generation projects, existing coal-fired projects, and the expansion of hydroelectric projects. The Guidelines and System for conducting the Auction were defined by the Ministry of Mines and […]
Newsletter O&G – December 2025: Permanent Offer, Gas Tariffs, Biomethane and Offshore Industry

December 2025 was marked by an intensification of regulatory activity in the oil, gas, biofuels and offshore industry sectors. Check out the main highlights from this edition of our Oil & Gas Newsletter: Read more:
O&G Newsletter – November 2025: Permanent Offer, CCUS, Natural Gas and Biofuels

November 2025 brought significant regulatory progress. Check out the main highlights of this edition of our Oil & Gas Newsletter: Read in full:
André Lemos
Oil, Gas and Offshore Industry
Rafael Baleroni

Rafael represents financial institutions, multilateral agencies, state and privately owned companies, sponsors, and investors in transactions and regulatory matters in the oil & gas, offshore, maritime, and energy sectors. His expertise includes structured, project, and asset-backed financings; M&As, asset purchases and divestments, joint ventures, privatizations, debt restructuring, project development, disputes and commercial contracts (construction, offtake […]
Roberta Jardim de Morais

Roberta advises clients on judicial and administrative litigation, focusing on the mediation of social, environmental, and cultural conflicts, environmental licensing, investments in environmental assets, climate change, and the carbon market. She specializes in matters such as land demarcation and impacts on quilombola, indigenous, and other sensitive communities, vegetation suppression, negotiation of Conduct Adjustment Terms and […]
Rodrigo Bevilaqua

Rodrigo represents clients in consultative and litigious tax matters, involving all governmental spheres (federal, state, and municipal). He acts before the main administrative and judicial courts in the country in significant disputes with tax authorities. He has provided consultancy on projects for obtaining tax benefits, recovering tax credits, and analyzing efficient tax structures. He advises […]