The Bioeconomy in the Lula Administration: Regulatory and Institutional Advances

The report details Brazil's recent efforts to institutionalize the bioeconomy under President Lula da Silva, highlighted by the creation of the National Secretariat of Bioeconomy (SNB) and the 2024 National Bioeconomy Strategy. It analyzes the bioeconomy through three lenses: biotechnological, bioresources, and bioecological, noting that the current national strategy primarily aligns with the bioecological vision. The document maps the roles of multiple ministries—including the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA), the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC), and the Ministry of Finance (MF)—in implementing this framework. It also identifies complementary regulations such as the Fuel of the Future Law and the Productive Forests National Program, while emphasizing the upcoming National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBIO) as a key opportunity for cross-sectoral coordination.

• The Lula administration has institutionalized the bioeconomy by creating the National Secretariat of Bioeconomy (SNB) within the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and issuing Decree no. 12,044 on June 5, 2024, to establish the National Bioeconomy Strategy.
• The National Bioeconomy Strategy is predominantly aligned with the 'bioecological vision,' defining the bioeconomy as a model based on the 'sustainable use, regeneration and conservation of biodiversity,' while the 'bioresources vision' (focused on biomass for replacing fossil fuels) is not explicitly included.
• The upcoming National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBIO) is identified as the primary instrument for implementing the National Bioeconomy Strategy and offers a chance to integrate the biotechnological, bioresources, and bioecological visions.
• Several new regulatory frameworks support different bioeconomy visions: the Fuel of the Future Law targets the bioresources vision via decarbonization of transport; the Productive Forests National Program and National Food Supply Policy (PNAAB) support the bioecological vision through food security and biodiversity conservation.
• Brazil has expanded its international bioeconomy leadership through the G20 Initiative on Bioeconomy (GIB) in 2024, coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE).

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2024). The Bioeconomy in the Lula Administration: Regulatory and Institutional Advances. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-bioeconomy-in-the-lula-administration-regulatory-and-institutional-advances/

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. The Bioeconomy in the Lula Administration: Regulatory and Institutional Advances. 2024. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-bioeconomy-in-the-lula-administration-regulatory-and-institutional-advances/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2024bioeconomy, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{The Bioeconomy in the Lula Administration: Regulatory and Institutional Advances}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-bioeconomy-in-the-lula-administration-regulatory-and-institutional-advances/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }