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Energy Law and Regulation in Brazil

  • Provides a clear and detailed overview of energy-law regulation of in Brazil

  • Analyzes each energy source relevant to the Brazilian matrix

  • Outlines all the important aspects of energy regulation for policymakers, investors and lawyers

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Legal Regulation of Petroleum Upstream in Brazil

    • Marilda Rosado de Sá Ribeiro
    Pages 1-26
  3. Brazilian Regulation of Petroleum Downstream

    • Clarissa Brandão, Renato Barcellos de Souza
    Pages 27-43
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Regulatory Challenges of Natural Gas Downstream in Brazil

    • Maria D’Assunção Costa, Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa, Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos
    Pages 91-112
  7. The Electricity Sector and the Structure of the Short-Term Market in Brazil

    • Raphael Gomes, Renato Poltronieri
    Pages 113-135
  8. Regulatory Framework of Wind Power in Brazil

    • Vinicius Fonseca Soares
    Pages 159-181
  9. 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
  10. Regulatory Framework of Nuclear Energy in Brazil

    • Leonam Guimarães, Carlos Feu, Olga Mafra
    Pages 229-248
  11. Main Issues of Biomass Energy Regulation in Brazil

    • José Goldemberg, Fernando Rei
    Pages 249-259
  12. International Trade in Energy: A Glance at Selected Issues

    • Welber Barral, Renata Amaral, Thiago Soares
    Pages 261-273

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Law, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    José Augusto Fontoura Costa, Vivian Daniele Rocha Gabriel

  • Faculty of Law, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Marilda Rosado de Sá Ribeiro

  • Department of Law, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Ely Caetano Xavier Junior

About the editors

José Augusto Fontoura Costa
Professor of International Law at the Law School of the University of São Paulo, where he regularly offers courses on comparative law and international trade law. He is also a fellow from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Mr. Fontoura Costa is a qualified lawyer in Brazil and holds a Bachelor and a PhD in Laws from the University of São Paulo.


Marilda Rosado de Sá Ribeiro
Oil and Gas Law consultant at Lobo & de Rizzo Advogados and Professor of Private International Law at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Prof. Rosado holds a PhD in International Law from the University São Paulo and has accomplished post-doctoral studies at the Law School of the SciencesPo Paris. Her career in the oil and gas industry started at Petrobras in the 1970’s, where she held various managing positions. She was also Superintendent of Licensing Promotion at the National Petroleum Agency.


Ely Caetano Xavier Junior
Professor of International Law and Conflict of Laws at the Federal Rural Uni-versity of Rio de Janeiro. He is also doctoral researcher at the Law School of Uni-versity of São Paulo and at the University of Geneva. Prof. Xavier Junior is a qualified lawyer in Brazil and holds a Bachelor and a Master of Laws from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and a Master in International Laws from the University of London.


Vivian Daniele Rocha Gabriel
Researcher at the Center for Global Trade and Investment of the São Paulo School of Economics of Fundação Getulio Vargas. Ms. Gabriel is a qualified law-yer in Brazil, holds a Master of Laws from the University of São Paulo and is doc-toral researcher in the same institution.


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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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