{"id":30862,"date":"2026-03-20T10:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lefosse.com\/news\/noticias-de-destaque-newsletter-petroleo-e-gas-marco-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:16:47","slug":"noticias-de-destaque-newsletter-petroleo-e-gas-marco-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefosse.com\/en\/newsletter\/noticias-de-destaque-newsletter-petroleo-e-gas-marco-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured\u00a0News\u00a0Oil and Gas Newsletter March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Redata\u00a0Bill\u00a0advances\u00a0in Congress\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0Provisional Presidential Decree (MP) expires\u00a0and awaits Senate\u00a0Consideration<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On February 25, 2026, the Provisional Presidential Decree (MP) No. 1318\/2025<\/a>, which had established the Special Taxation Regime for Data Center Services (Redata), expired. In its place, Bill No. 278\/2026<\/a> was introduced, which seeks to incorporate the guidelines of Redata. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill grants tax incentives, including the suspension of federal taxes on the purchase of machinery and equipment for datacenters, subject to compliance with certain conditions. Among these, the most notable are the requirement to use energy from clean or renewable sources, the adoption of water efficiency standards, and investments in research, development, and innovation (R&D) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the draft legislation currently under discussion, projects that meet their entire electricity demand through supply contracts or self-generation from sources that are preferably clean or renewable remain eligible for tax benefits, with no explicit mention of natural gas or biomethane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, Senator La\u00e9rcio Oliveira (PP\/SE) introduced Amendment No. 4<\/a>, while Senator Esperidi\u00e3o Amin (PP\/SC) introduced Amendment No. 16<\/a>; both amendments propose the inclusion of natural gas and biomethane in the list of eligible clean or renewable energy sources, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill is currently awaiting placement on the Senate\u2019s agenda by the President of the Federal Senate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARF: interstate natural gas pipeline is entitled to a tax benefit granted by SUDENE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On February 26, 2026, Transportadora Associada de G\u00e1s S.A. (\u201cTAG\u201d) achieved an important victory in Administrative Council for Tax Appeals (CARF), with a ruling guaranting that the company was entitled to a tax benefit upon the revenues obtained with the transportation of natural gas between states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUDENE had granted a 75% reduction in Corporate Income Tax for the activities carried out by the company in the State of Alagoas. However, the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service argued that this benefit would not apply to revenues obtained from transporting natural gas from the State of Alagoas to the State of Pernambuco, as it would not be possible to determine the flow of gas through the pipeline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the proceeding, the company was able to prove that all the gas transported through the pipeline during the period entered in the State of Alagoas and was destined for the State of Pernambuco and, therefore, was entitled to the benefit granted by SUDENE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANP approves and submits BRA’s proposal for gas transporters to public consultation<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On February 27, 2026, at the 1.117th ANP Board Meeting, Public Consultation No. 3\/2026<\/a> was approved, which seeks to define the methodology applicable to the valuation of the Regulatory Asset Base (BRA) and determinations regarding the investment plans of natural gas transporters for the 2026-2030 Tariff Cycle. The public consultation, originally scheduled to finish on March 19, 2026, has been postponed until April 3, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Board Decision No. 142\/2026<\/a> approved the technical notes from the Infrastructure and Transportation Superintendence (SIM) that analyze and propose methodologies for valuing the BRA of carriers. In addition, it published the documents related to the public consultation regulatory process on the 2026-2030 Tariff Cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of ANP\u2019s analysis, a reduction of BRL 3.3 billion (24%) was proposed in relation to the transporters\u2019 submissions, together with the adoption of the Replacement Cost New (RCN) and Inflation Adjusted Historical Cost (IAHC) methodologies. The Board decided not to apply the Recovered Capital Method (RCM) for the review of the BRA of NTS and TAG, on the grounds that there is a lack of sufficient technical support and information to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normative Instruction No. RFB 2,308\/2026: new rules to the Repetro-Industrializa\u00e7\u00e3o authorization<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On February 27, 2026, Normative Instruction No. RFB 2,308\/2026<\/a> was published to introduce new rules the regulation of Repetro-Industrializa\u00e7\u00e3o. The new requirements include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n