Brazilian lawmakers and experts outline energy transition plan

In a Senate‑backed seminar on 9 June, three Chamber of Deputies committees gathered specialists to discuss Brazil’s shift away from fossil fuels. Speakers urged annual targets, binding deadlines and climate‑justice funds, warning that current fossil expansion – from the Amazon mouth to the Equatorial Margin – contradicts Brazil’s climate‑leadership claims. WWF Brazil analyst Ricardo Fuji highlighted the social cost of oil extraction and estimated that a R$ 32 million investment could instead fund renewable electricity generation. Participants also addressed the geopolitical price spikes caused by the U.S.–Israel–Iran war, and called for passage of PL 219/25 to ban new coal subsidies while rejecting PL 1371/25 that would extend them to 2050. The debate included proposals such as the tariff‑responsibility law (PLP 100/26) to ease electricity bills.

On the same day, the Instituto Chico Mendes hosted a Sustainability and Decarbonisation Symposium in São Bernardo do Campo. The event brought together industry leaders, environmental police, and academics to showcase practical steps for reducing emissions in manufacturing, fuel use, construction and waste management. Highlights included fire‑prevention measures by the São Paulo Environmental Police, discussions on environmental racism affecting Indigenous, riverine and quilombola communities, and new projects on fertilizer, organic waste recycling and greenhouse‑gas inventories. Vito Passera, director‑president of the institute, stressed the need to move decarbonisation from theory to practice to boost competitiveness and foster a sustainable economy.