The Bioeconomy in the Lula Administration: Regulatory and Institutional Advances

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the regulatory and institutional advancements of the bioeconomy in Brazil under the third Lula administration. It details the creation of the National Secretariat of Bioeconomy, the establishment of the National Bioeconomy Strategy, and the coordination across multiple ministries to integrate biotechnological, bioresources, and bioecological visions of economic development.

• The Lula administration has prioritized the bioeconomy through the creation of the National Secretariat of Bioeconomy (SNB) within the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and the issuance of Decree no. 12,044 on June 5, 2024, which established the National Bioeconomy Strategy.
• The National Bioeconomy Strategy defines the bioeconomy primarily through a 'bioecological vision,' focusing on a productive model based on the 'sustainable use, regeneration and conservation of biodiversity.' It does not explicitly include the 'bioresources vision' (biomass processing to replace fossil fuels), although it contains guidelines for decarbonizing production processes.
• The government is developing the National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBIO), which will serve as the primary instrument for implementing the National Bioeconomy Strategy. The PNDBIO is intended to coordinate government agencies and integrate the biotechnological, bioresources, and bioecological visions of the bioeconomy.
• Several new regulatory frameworks have been enacted since 2023 to support different bioeconomy sectors: the Fuel of the Future Law (biofuels), the Productive Forests National Program (sociobiodiversity products), and the National Food Supply Policy (food security).
• Governance of the bioeconomy has shifted to a cross-cutting approach led by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) in joint coordination with the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) and the Ministry of Finance (MF).
• The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) continues to play a role in research and development, including the Bioeconomy Production Chains Program, which supported 54 R&D projects with approximately R$ 130 million in investment as of May 2024.
• Brazil has introduced the bioeconomy to the global stage through the G20 Initiative on Bioeconomy (GIB) in 2024, coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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/.

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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} }