Laws of Brazil

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71 laws on this page

ANM Resolution No. 95 consolidating the normative acts that provide for the safety of mining dams

Regulation · Made 2022-02-07

Complementary Law No. 61 providing for mechanisms and instruments relating to the Development Incentive Policy of the State of Rondônia

Act · Made 1992-07-21 · Rondônia

Decree-Law No. 1.985 on Mining Code

Act · Made 1940-01-29

Decree-Law No. 227 on the Mining Code

Act · Made 1967-02-28

Decree No. 11.108 creating the Brazilian Mineral Policy and the National Mineral Policy Council

Regulation · Made 2022-06-29

Decree No. 11.659 regulating the percentage of distribution of Financial Compensation for the Exploitation of Mineral Resources

Regulation · Made 2023-08-23

Decree No. 11.962 providing for the National Policy for Regional Development

Regulation · Made 2024-03-22

Decree No. 12.960 approving the Regulation of the Environmental Policy of the Federal District

Regulation · Made 1990-12-28 · Distrito Federal

Decree No. 13.442 regulating State Technical and Environmental Cadastres (CTAE) and Environmental Control and Inspection Tax (TFAE)

Regulation · Made 2012-06-05 · Mato Grosso do Sul

Decree No. 1432 amending Decree No. 386 regulating Law No. 7.591 on the tax on control and monitoring of mining resources research, exploitation and use (TFRM)

Regulation · Made 2015-11-26 · Pará

Decree No. 2.413 regulating industrial, import and export activities of nuclear minerals, lithium and its derivatives

Regulation · Made 1997-04-12

Decree No. 25.780 providing for environmental licensing of gold mining activities in water bodies within the state of Rondônia

Regulation · Made 2021-01-29 · Rondônia

Decree No. 351 approving the Regulation of the Secretariat of State for the Environment (SEMA)

Regulation · Made 2015-12-04 · Mato Grosso

Decree No. 386 regulating Law No. 7.591 on the tax on control and monitoring of mining resources research, exploitation and use (TFRM)

Regulation · Made 2012-03-23 · Pará

Decree No. 4.260 establishing norms and procedures for the environmental licensing of mineral extraction within the State of Espírito Santo

Regulation · Made 2018-06-08 · Espírito Santo

Decree No. 5.382 approving the 6th Plan for Maritime resources – VI PSRM

Regulation · Made 2005-03-03

Repealed

Decree No. 5.473 amending industrial, import and export activities of nuclear minerals, lithium and its derivatives

Regulation · Made 2005-06-21

Decree No. 53.147 providing for the structure of the Secretariat of Mines and Energy

Regulation · Made 2016-07-27 · Rio Grande do Sul

Decree No. 53.893 approving the Regulation of the Secretariat of Mines and Energy

Regulation · Made 2018-01-17 · Rio Grande do Sul

Decree No. 62.934 approving the Regulation of the Mining Code

Regulation · Made 1968-07-02

Decree No. 64.132 providing for the organization of the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Environment

Regulation · Made 2019-03-11 · São Paulo

Decree No. 88.814 amending provisions of the Regulation of the Mining Code

Regulation · Made 1983-10-04

Decree No. 9.554 approving the Regulation of the State Secretariat for Industry, Trade and Services (SIC)

Regulation · Made 2019-11-14 · Goiás

Decree No. 9.810 creating the National Policy for Regional Development (PNDR)

Regulation · Made 2019-05-30

Repealed

Decree No. 9.928 creating the Integrated Technical Committee for the Development of the Fuel Market, other Petroleum Derivatives and Biofuels

Regulation · Made 2019-07-22

Repealed

Decree No. 95.002 amending the Regulation of the Mining Code

Regulation · Made 1987-10-05

Decree No. 97.632 establishing Environmental Impact Assessment mining requirements

Regulation · Made 1989-04-10

Decree of 13 December 2002 instituting the “Chocoaré-Mato Grosso” Extractive Reserve

Regulation · Made 2002-12-13 · Pará

Decree of 13 December 2002 instituting the “Mandira” Extractive Reserve

Regulation · Made 2002-12-13 · São Paulo

Decree of 14 December 2000 creating the Management Committee for improving environmental sector of coal basin

Regulation · Made 2000-12-14 · Santa Catarina

Decree of 3 March 2009 abolishing the Management Committee for the Environmental Renovation of Santa Catarina Coalfield

Regulation · Made 2009-03-03

Decree of 5 June 2012 creating and extending the limits of the National Park of Descobrimento within the State of Bahia

Regulation · Made 2012-06-05

Decree of 5 June 2012 creating the National Park of Furna Feia within the State of Rio Grande do Norte

Regulation · Made 2012-06-05

Law No. 1.210 establishing procedures for environmental licensing to extract mineral substances and defining the criteria for the exemption of Environmental Impact Studies and Environmental Impact Report (EIA/RIMA)

Act · Made 2017-11-24 · Roraima

Law No. 10.595 prohibiting the use of mercury and sodium cyanide in mining activity

Act · Made 1992-01-07 · Minas Gerais

Law No. 11.520 creating the Environmental Code of the State of Rio Grande do Sul

Act · Made 2000-08-03 · Rio Grande do Sul

Repealed

Law No. 13.111 establishing the Social Mineral Seal and the Sustainable Mineral Seal within the State of Mato Grosso

Act · Made 2025-11-26 · Mato Grosso

Law No. 13.575 creating the National Mining Agency (ANM) and extinguishing the National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM)

Act · Made 2017-12-26

Law No. 13.844 establishing the basic organization of the organs of the Presidency of the Republic and of the Ministries

Act · Made 2019-06-18

Law No. 17.479 providing for the use of Discarded Moulding Sands (ADF)

Act · Made 2018-01-15 · Santa Catarina

Law No. 17.893 amending Law No. 14.675 on the Environmental Code to regulate the extraction of gravel

Act · Made 2020-01-23 · Santa Catarina

Law No. 22.213 creating the Mineral Development Centre (Mineral Centre)

Act · Made 2023-08-16 · Goiás

Law No. 3.358 regulating Law No. 9.827 on mineral extraction for civil works

Regulation · Made 2000-02-02

Law No. 3.421 providing for the organization of the Direct and Indirect Administration of the State Executive Branch

Act · Made 2019-03-08 · Tocantins

Law No. 3.480 establishing State Technical and Environmental Cadasters

Act · Made 2007-12-20 · Mato Grosso do Sul

Law No. 3.860 approving the Coordination Plan for activities related to mineral coal

Act · Made 1960-12-24

Law No. 3.925 establishing forestry compensatory measures for mining activities carried out in the Legal Reserves

Act · Made 2016-10-17 · Rondônia

Law No. 4.046 on the concept and application of traceability of primary products originating from mineral extraction

Act · Made 2022-12-20 · Tocantins

Law No. 4.374 amending Law No. 3.860 on the Coordination Plan for activities related to mineral coal

Act · Made 1964-08-04

Law No. 4.425 creating the National Taxation System for the mineral exploitation and institutes the National Fund of Mining

Act · Made 1964-10-08

Law No. 4.940 amending the Coordination Plan for activities related to mineral coal

Act · Made 1966-03-30

Law No. 41 establishing the Environmental Policy of the Federal District

Act · Made 1989-09-13 · Distrito Federal

Law No. 5.438 establishing the State Technical Registry of Potentially Polluting Activities and those using Environmental Resources as well as the Environmental Control and Inspection Fee

Act · Made 2009-04-17 · Rio de Janeiro

Law No. 5.629 amending Law No. 5.438 on the State Technical Registry for Potentially Polluting Activities

Act · Made 2009-12-29 · Rio de Janeiro

Law No. 6.567 providing for special regime for mineral products exploitation

Act · Made 1978-09-24

Law No. 7.591 establishing the Tax on Control and Monitoring of mining resources research, exploitation and use (TFRM) and the State Register on mining resources control and monitoring (CERM)

Act · Made 2011-12-28 · Pará

Law No. 9.314 amending Decree-Law No. 227 on the Mining Code

Act · Made 1996-11-14

Law No. 9.827 amending the Mining Code

Act · Made 1999-08-27

Law SEMAS No. 5.793 approving the Mining and Water policy of the State of Pará, its objectives, guidelines and instruments

Act · Made 1994-01-04 · Pará

Norm FEPAM No. 04/2013 establishing requirements to be met for tracking, monitoring and location system of dredge vessels for mining extraction

Regulation · Made 2013-01-28 · Rio Grande do Sul

Norm FEPAM No. 2/2014 amending requirements to be met for tracking, monitoring and location system of dredge vessels for mining extraction

Regulation · Made 2014-11-06 · Rio Grande do Sul

Norm IBAMA No. 26 establishing the requirements and environmental control procedures for the import, export, trade, transfer, recycling, recovery, use, and transportation of metallic mercury, as well as the disposal of mercury waste within the national territory

Regulation · Made 2024-12-10

Norm No. 10 on the Regulation of norms and procedures for the environmental licensing of the mineral extraction activity, as well as on the criteria for the definition of the applicable environmental study at the time of licensing

Regulation · Made 2020-08-18 · Espírito Santo

Norm SEMA No. 6 providing for procedures and criteria for environmental licensing on the mining extraction (sand, gravel etc.) for immediate use in civil construction

Regulation · Made 2014-11-10 · Pará

Order FEPAM No. 93 regulating technical criteria for environmental licensing procedures related to sand and gravel mining activities within the state of Rio Grande do Sul

Regulation · Made 2015-08-17 · Rio Grande do Sul

Order No. 312 creating the Executive Committee for the Exploitation Programme of Mineral Resources within the International South Atlantic and Equatorial Area (PROAREA)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-16

Order No. 435 regulating the registration of equipment to be used for the control of metallic mercury

Regulation · Made 1989-08-09

Provisional Measures No. 790 amending Decree-Law No. 227 and and Law No. 6.567 on special regime for mineral products exploitation

Other · Made 2017-07-25

Resolution SEMA No. 002 establishing requirements, definitions, criteria, guidelines and procedures related to the environmental licensing of mining projects

Regulation · Made 2020-01-16 · Paraná

Resolution SEMADE No. 9 regulating procedures for environmental State licensing

Regulation · Made 2015-05-13 · Mato Grosso do Sul

Sectorial Plan for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change in Mining - Low Carbon Emission Mining Plan (MBC Plan)

policy · Made 2013-06