Brazil: Legislative reforms and regional developments

The Brazilian Senate has approved a bill to modernize the Rural Insurance framework, transforming the subsidy budget into mandatory spending to ensure predictability for producers. The reform also includes guidelines for a catastrophe fund to assist against extreme weather events.

Simultaneously, the Senate is debating a reform of the Civil Code. The São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Association (APMP) has warned that the proposed changes could weaken punishments for major environmental disasters by introducing grounds for excluding liability, potentially making it harder to hold corporations accountable for large-scale ecological damage.

In other regional developments, the Civil Defense in Balneário Camboriú issued an orange alert for severe storms, including risks of heavy rain, strong winds, and hail. Meanwhile, in Belo Horizonte, the City Council approved the first round of a bill allowing the civic-military model in private schools, though the measure faces constitutional challenges. In Rondônia, the Federal Police are investigating the misappropriation of election campaign funds, resulting in the seizure of R$ 56,000 and various electronic devices.