Brazil, 1986 to 2066
28 dated events in ten lanes, from 1986 to 2027: how road vehicles in Brazil are powered, regulated, certified, traded and used, and what is already dated ahead.
Mover carbon-footprint requirements start
Firms must report plant carbon inventories and vehicle carbon footprints by 31 Dec 2026; footprint requirements are set from 2027, and from 1 Jan 2027 a bonus-malus scores vehicle externalities.
All vehicleswww2.camara.leg.br
Where it stands on 1 November 2026
How vehicles are approved
National homologation: IBAMA emission licence under PROCONVE plus Contran/Senatran traffic-safety rules; Brazil is not a UNECE 1958 Agreement party
Emission stages in force
Cars/LCVs PROCONVE L-8 (fleet NMOG+NOx 50/140 mg/km, 2025); 2W PROMOT M5 (2025); trucks/buses P-8 = Euro VI (2023); tractors MAR-I = Tier 3/Stage IIIA (2017-19)
Safety rules and ratings
Airbags and ABS (2014) and ESC (2024) mandatory; Latin NCAP ratings, 2026-2029 protocol
Zero-emission target
None official (Mover rewards efficiency; EV import duty 35% from July 2026)
Net zero
2050 (climate neutrality referred to in the 2035 NDC)
Market
2025: 2.69 million new vehicles licensed (+2.1%), production 2.64 million (+3.5%), exports 528,800 (Anfavea)
Fuel and charging
E30 petrol and B15 diesel since Aug 2025 (B16 pending); flex cars run on any petrol-ethanol mix; 29,896 public and semi-public charge points incl. 11,411 DC (ABVE, Aug 2026)
End of life
Mover recyclability requirement and carbon-footprint reporting due by end-2026; fleet-renewal scrappage for trucks and buses (2023)
Rulebook: Own national rules
Its own national standards. Not a party to the UN 1958 Agreement or the 1998 Agreement.
Also on this rulebook: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, North Korea, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam.
Every event, lane by lane
28 events in time order within each lane.
Powertrain and batteriesTechnology
First flex-fuel car goes on sale
The VW Gol 1.6 Total Flex, able to run on any petrol-ethanol mix, reached showrooms in March 2003 with a lower IPI rate. Flex cars were about 83% of new sales and 90% of the light fleet by 2023.
Toyota launches the first hybrid flex-fuel car
Toyota do Brasil announced the world's first hybrid with a flex-fuel engine in December 2018; the 12th-generation Corolla was offered as a flex hybrid from October 2019.
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Software, data and automationTechnology
Contran orders anti-theft devices with remote blocking in new vehicles
Resolution 245 of 27 Jul 2007 required new vehicles, built or imported, to carry an approved anti-theft device with local and remote blocking from 24 months after publication; tracking was left to owners.
All vehiclesgov.br
Contran suspends the factory anti-theft device mandate
Resolution 559 of 15 Oct 2015 suspended the effects of Resolution 245/2007, Resolution 485/2014 and art. 4 of Resolution 330/2009, ending the factory-fit anti-theft device requirement.
All vehiclesgov.br
Brazil's LGPD data protection law takes effect
Law 13,709/2018 (LGPD) became enforceable on 18 Sep 2020, setting rules for processing personal data; administrative sanctions apply from 1 Aug 2021 under Law 14,010/2020.
All vehiclesdemarest.com.br
Draft: autonomous-vehicle rules clear Chamber transport committeeDraft
In July 2025 the Chamber's transport committee approved a substitute to PL 1317/2023 adding AV authorisation, prior testing and cyber-attack safeguards to the traffic code; CCJ, plenary and Senate votes pending.
All vehiclesautopapo.com.br
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Energy and infrastructureTechnology
Fuel of the Future law sets the biofuel blend path
Signed 8 October 2024: ethanol in petrol of 22-27%, up to 35% allowed; biodiesel to rise one point a year from 15% in 2025 to 20% in 2030; programmes for green diesel and aviation fuel.
Cars, vans and pickups, trucks, busessbtnews.sbt.com.br
E30 petrol and B15 diesel take effect
The National Energy Policy Council raised ethanol in petrol to 30% and biodiesel in diesel to 15% from 1 August 2025, under the Fuel of the Future programme.
Cars, vans and pickups, trucks, busesargusmedia.com
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Emissions and climateRegulation
PROCONVE vehicle emission programme created
CONAMA Resolution 18/1986 created PROCONVE. The first light-vehicle limits (L-1) took effect on 1 January 1989; Law 8.723/1993 later made emission cuts compulsory.
Cars, vans and pickups, trucks, busestransportpolicy.net
MAR-I emission limits reach farm machinery
CONAMA 433/2011 (MAR-I, equal to US Tier 3 and EU Stage IIIA) applies to farm machinery of 75-560 kW from January 2017 and 19-75 kW from January 2019; construction machines from 2015.
Tractors and machinerydieselnet.com
PROCONVE L-7 limits take effect for light vehicles
L-7 (CONAMA 492/2018) applies from 1 January 2022: real-driving tests, a 0.5 g evaporative limit, a 50 mg/L refuelling limit phased in 2023-2025, OBD-Br3 and 160,000 km durability.
Cars, vans and pickupstransportpolicy.net
PROCONVE P-8 (Euro VI) applies to all new trucks and buses
P-8, equivalent to Euro VI, applied to new heavy-vehicle types from 1 January 2022 and to all new heavy-vehicle sales and registrations from 1 January 2023. P-7 (Euro V) had applied since 2012.
Trucks, busesdieselnet.com
PROMOT M5 limits for new motorcycle models
CONAMA 493/2019 sets M5 limits (CO 1,000, NOx 60, NMHC 68 mg/km) for new motorcycle and moped models from 1 January 2023 and for all models from 1 January 2025.
Two- and three-wheelersurbanismoemeioambiente.fortaleza.ce.gov.br
PROCONVE L-8 fleet-average limits begin
From 1 January 2025 makers must meet fleet-average NMOG+NOx of 50 mg/km for cars and 140 mg/km for LCVs, tightening to 30 mg/km for cars in 2029 and for LCVs in 2031.
Cars, vans and pickupsdieselnet.com
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Vehicle safetyRegulation
Airbags and ABS required on all new cars
Contran rules 311 and 312, phased in from 2009, require airbags and ABS brakes on every car produced from January 2014. Consumer groups resisted a late attempt to postpone the deadline.
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Electronic stability control mandatory on all new cars
Contran Resolution 799 makes ESC compulsory for all new vehicles from January 2024, after a 2022 start was delayed; the rule also covers seatbelt reminders and daytime running lights.
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End of life and recyclingRegulation
Fleet-renewal discounts tied to scrapping old trucks and buses
MP 1.175 (6 June 2023) funded R$1.5bn of discounts: R$2,000-8,000 per car and up to R$99,400 per bus; truck and bus buyers had to hand in a vehicle over 20 years old for recycling.
Cars, trucks, buseswww12.senado.leg.br
Mover carbon-footprint requirements startDated ahead
Firms must report plant carbon inventories and vehicle carbon footprints by 31 Dec 2026; footprint requirements are set from 2027, and from 1 Jan 2027 a bonus-malus scores vehicle externalities.
All vehicleswww2.camara.leg.br
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Approval, testing and qualityCertification
Latin NCAP starts crash-testing cars sold in Latin America
Latin NCAP, founded in 2010, published its first frontal-impact star ratings that year. It added a side-impact test in 2016 and a single rating covering AEB and pedestrian tests in 2020.
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Latin NCAP applies a tougher 2026-2029 protocol
From 1 January 2026: 60 km/h side impact with a 1,400 kg barrier, night-time AEB tests for pedestrians and cyclists, and credit for emergency calling and child-presence detection.
Cars, vans and pickupsvrum.com.br
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Trade and marketCommercial
Inovar-Auto ties IPI tax relief to local production and efficiency
Decree 7.819/2012 raised IPI on light vehicles by 30% for 2013-2017 unless makers met local manufacturing, R&D and labelling rules and a 1.82 MJ/km efficiency goal by October 2017.
Cars, vans and pickupsctc-n.org
Import tax on electrified cars restored, rising to 35%
Gecex-Camex ended the duty exemption from January 2024 (BEVs 10%, hybrids and PHEVs 12%), with steps each July to a single 35% rate in July 2026.
Mover programme replaces Rota 2030
Law 14.902 of 27 June 2024 sets mandatory efficiency, recyclability and safety requirements, IPI rates by vehicle attributes and R$19.3bn of R&D tax credits for 2024-2028.
All vehicleswww2.camara.leg.br
EU-Mercosur trade agreement applied provisionally
Signed 17 January 2026 and approved by Brazil's Senate on 4 March, the deal applies provisionally from 1 May 2026; Mercosur's car duties of up to 35% are to be cut gradually, with a safeguard.
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Supply chain and materialsCommercial
BYD starts building cars at Camacari, Bahia
BYD's first Brazil-built car left the Camacari line in early July 2025. The R$5.5bn plant is planned for 150,000 battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles a year.
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Critical and strategic minerals law signed
Signed 16 September 2026 without vetoes: a national policy covering critical minerals and rare earths, a guarantee fund of up to R$5bn and R$1bn a year of processing tax credits in 2030-2034.
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Mobility and customersCommercial
Federal law legalises app-based ride-hailing
Law 13.640 of 26 March 2018 regulates paid private rides booked through apps such as Uber and 99. Cities regulate and inspect the service; drivers need passenger insurance and a criminal-record check.
Sao Paulo stops adding new diesel buses
From 17 October 2022 SPTrans barred new diesel buses from the city fleet under the climate law (fossil CO2 cut 50% by 2028, zero by 2038), aiming for 20% electric buses by end-2024.
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