{"id":99151,"date":"2026-07-14T16:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/?p=99151"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:10:03","slug":"brazils-oil-industry-weighs-fresh-legal-challenge-to-export-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/brazils-oil-industry-weighs-fresh-legal-challenge-to-export-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u2019s oil industry weighs fresh legal challenge to export tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content--header\">\n<div class=\"row content-head non-featured \">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h6 class=\"content-head__title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Producers argue government\u2019s decision to extend levy reinforces concerns that it is aimed at raising revenue rather than addressing fuel market disruptions<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__signa-share\">\n<div class=\"content__signature\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__text\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__from\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-publication-data__updated\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-14T08:31:02.206-03:00\">07\/14\/2026\u00a0<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__share-bar-container\">\n<div class=\"content__share-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"mc-article-body\" class=\"mc-article-body \">\n<article>\n<div class=\"no-paywall\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"59\" data-block-id=\"2\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">Brazil\u2019s oil industry is considering a fresh legal challenge after the government renewed its controversial\u00a0<strong>export tax on crude<\/strong>, according to people familiar with the matter. Producers argue the extension undercuts Bras\u00edlia\u2019s claim that the levy was introduced to cushion the domestic impact of the\u00a0<strong>Middle East conflict<\/strong>, instead reinforcing the view that it is primarily a revenue-raising measure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wall protected-content\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"55\" data-block-id=\"3\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">According to the sources, extending the tax through an administrative act gave it a regulatory character and weakened the government\u2019s argument that it needed additional revenue to offset fuel subsidies. Data from the Ministry of Finance show the tax generated R$1.05 billion in revenue between March and May. June figures have not yet been released.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"84\" data-block-id=\"5\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">Last week, the\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/economy\/news\/2026\/07\/10\/government-extends-oil-export-tax-for-60-days-weighing-on-producers.ghtml\">government issued a decree<\/a>\u00a0under which the Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex), part of the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Trade (MDIC), extended the tax for another two months, just before the provisional presidential decree (MP) 1,340\/2026 was due to expire. The measure had imposed a 12% levy on gross revenue from crude oil exports. Because Congress failed to convert the provisional decree into law, it lapsed. Without a new decision, the tax would have ceased to apply as of Friday (10).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"38\" data-block-id=\"6\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">When the government first issued the decree in March, several companies filed lawsuits challenging the tax and expected it to expire without congressional approval.\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/law\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/appeals-court-keeps-brazils-oil-export-tax-on-hold.ghtml\">Those cases remain pending<\/a>. With the extension now in place, additional lawsuits are expected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"71\" data-block-id=\"7\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">According to the sources, about a week before MP 1,340 was set to expire, there were indications the government intended to keep the export tax through a legal instrument viewed as weaker than a provisional presidential decree. \u201cIf this were the appropriate legal instrument [to maintain the tax], why didn\u2019t they use it from the outset instead of issuing a provisional decree, which requires subsequent approval by Congress?\u201d one source questioned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"72\" data-block-id=\"8\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">Industry representatives also point to another factor supporting the view that the government\u2019s main objective is to increase tax revenue from exports. Brazil\u2019s refining capacity is operating close to its limit, while domestic fuel demand still requires imports. Because crude oil production far exceeds refining capacity, exporting the surplus is unavoidable, the sources said. In their view, this undermines the government\u2019s claim that the measure is necessary to prevent domestic fuel shortages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"53\" data-block-id=\"9\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">The legal fragility of the extension has also heightened concerns over regulatory instability. \u201cThe decision deepens concerns over the use of the Export Tax and raises important questions about legal certainty, regulatory predictability, and respect for due legislative process,\u201d the Brazilian Association of Independent Oil and Gas Producers (Abpip) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"51\" data-block-id=\"11\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\"><strong>Francisco \u201cChic\u00e3o\u201d Bulh\u00f5e<\/strong>s, founder and president of the Brazilian Institute for the Regulatory Environment and Freedom (Barla) and former Rio de Janeiro secretary for economic development, said taxing crude exports through administrative acts not only increases legal uncertainty but also makes corporate planning more difficult and the investment environment less predictable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"41\" data-block-id=\"12\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">In his view, the tax will not reduce fuel prices at the pump and may have consequences beyond the government\u2019s fiscal position. \u201cWhen tax measures become instruments for raising short-term revenue, it hurts the competitiveness of the Brazilian economy,\u201d Bulh\u00f5es said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"71\" data-block-id=\"13\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\"><strong>Alexandre Cheque<\/strong>r, global head of energy, oil and gas at Tauil &amp; Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown, said companies with projects already underway\u2014or those evaluating assets to enter Brazil\u2014have postponed investment plans because of the tax. He noted that the measure was adopted only months before a presidential election and argued that even if companies ultimately succeed in overturning the extension in court, the damage has already been done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-track-category=\"multicontent\" data-track-action=\"ultimo chunk conteudo\" data-track-noninteraction=\"false\" data-track-scroll=\"view\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"39\" data-block-id=\"14\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">\u201cThese are highly capital-intensive investments. Companies invest billions to develop an oil field, and suddenly a 12% export cost is imposed. The damage this causes to the country in the short, medium, and long term is enormous,\u201d Chequer said.<\/p>\n<p data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">*By\u00a0F\u00e1bio Couto\u00a0\u2014 Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n<p data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\">Source: Valor International<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Producers argue government\u2019s decision to extend levy reinforces concerns that it is aimed at raising revenue rather than addressing fuel market disruptions &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 07\/14\/2026\u00a0 Brazil\u2019s oil industry is considering a fresh legal challenge after the government renewed its controversial\u00a0export tax on crude, according to people familiar with the matter. 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