Radar Ambiental: Environmental licensing for green hydrogen production

Brazilian National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) has launched Public Call for Contributions SRG No. 04/2026 to receive input on the classification and regulation of fuel transfer operations between vessels, including maritime bunkering. The initiative concerns the Preliminary Regulatory Impact Assessment Report for Topic 2.3 of the 2025–2028 Regulatory Agenda, and contributions may be submitted until November 12, 2026.

Brazilian National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) has launched Public Call for Contributions SRG No. 04/2026 to receive input on the classification and regulation of fuel transfer operations between vessels, including maritime bunkering. The initiative concerns the Preliminary Regulatory Impact Assessment Report for Topic 2.3 of the 2025–2028 Regulatory Agenda, and contributions may be submitted until November 12, 2026.

Published in the Federal Official Gazette on August 13, 2026, Decree No. 13,096/2026 implements Brazil's legal framework for low-carbon hydrogen and gives effect to Laws No. 14,948/2024 and No. 14,990/2024. The Decree covers governance, authorization, certification and incentives for the sector. On the regulatory side, the ANP will authorize the production of hydrogen, its derivatives and carriers, and facilities already in operation have two years to apply. The Brazilian Hydrogen Certification System (SBCH2) will have its own governance and emissions accounting rules. As for tax incentives, Rehidro suspends PIS/COFINS on goods, construction materials and services for approved projects, for contracts signed between qualification and December 31, 2026. PHBC tax credits may be granted from 2030 to 2034 through a competitive process run by the Ministry of Finance.