Drop in Required Rates of Local Content in the Oil Sector
The Brazilian government has cut the rates of local content requirement by half for the next rounds of Oil & Gas public auctions. Beyond that, the fines applied for non-compliance…
New Collaboration Between ArcelorMittal Brasil. S.A. and Votorantim S.A.
Long steel giants ArcelorMittal Brasil S.A. and Votorantim S.A announced they’re joining forces in the Brazilian long steel market. The agreement oversees Votorantim Siderurgia, Votorantim’s Brazilian business entity, becoming a…
SEMAD has made available the terms of reference needed to prepare the Simplified Environmental Report (RAS), a study required for the simplified environmental licensing modality (LAS/RAS), established by COPAM Normative Resolution nº. 217/2017.
At February 19, The Secretary of State for the Environment and Sustainable Development of Minas Gerais (SEMAD) has made available on its website 2 of the terms of reference needed…
New Senior Associate, Cristiane Jaccoud, in the Environmental Law Department
Sion Advogados is pleased to announce that Dr. Cristiane Jaccoud has joined our Environmental Law Department as Senior Associate. An attorney with ample experience in Environmental Law, Cristiane Jaccoud has participated in…
Alexandre Sion Grants Interview to Bloomberg About Environmental Licensing
In an interview conceded to Bloomberg L.P., the founding partner of Sion Advogados, Alexandre Sion, highlights, among other important points, that the streamlining of the licensing process may attract…
Government to divide current bill for Brazilian Mining Code reform in three separate legislative bills
The Brazilian government announced its plans to withdraw from Congress a bill that dates back to 2013 which proposed a new regulatory system for mining in Brazil. This new course…
Alexandre Sion delivers a lecture at the 1st CIEJUR in Lisbon, Portugal
The 1st International Circuit of Legal Studies – CIEJUR, focusing on “Portuguese-Brazilian Environmentally Conscious Corporate Law”, took place on February 6th and 7th at the Lisbon, Portugal’s Universidade Autónoma de…