On April 15, during a visit to Nissan’s plant in Resende, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the long-awaited decree to regulate the Mover (Green Mobility and Innovation) program, aimed at transforming Brazil’s automotive sector.
Mover provides BRL 19.3 billion in financial credits from 2024 to 2028

On April 8, the Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) expressed concern over requests sent to the Brazilian government to lower import tariffs to 10% for SKD and 5% for CKD, considering them as a threat to local manufacturing, jobs, and investment.
ANFAVEA president Márcio de Lima Leite

On March 6, the Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) renewed its call for the immediate reinstatement of the 35% import tax on electrified vehicles in Brazil after a shipment of over 5,500 BYD vehicles arrived.
The debate continues in the automotive sector, with Abeifa opposing the tax

On December 10, São Paulo's State Assembly approved a new IPVA exemption policy that was criticized by the Brazilian Electric Vehicle Association (ABVE) as discriminatory against fully electric vehicles.
The law, effective January 1, 2025, grants a two-year IPVA exemption to light vehicles powered exclusively by hydr

On December 9, the automotive associations Anfavea (Brazil) and Acea (Europe) welcomed the finalized trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, announced at the 65th Mercosur Summit in Montevideo, with presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Ursula von der Leyen present for the announcement.  
The agre

・On September 19, it was announced that the Chamber of Foreign Trade (Camex) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services in Brazil has raised the import tax on tires for passenger vehicles from 16% to 25%, while the tax on tires for cargo vehicles remains at 16% in the country.
The import tax for

On September 2, Geraldo Alckmin, Vice President of Brazil and head of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services (MDIC), announced during his visit to the Stellantis plant in Goiana that the anticipated application of the import tax for electrified models in Brazil will be reviewed.
Due to the rapi

On July 24, the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), in collaboration with the National Industrial Learning Service (SENAI) and the Support Foundation of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Fundep), announced BRL 267.4 million to finance Mover Program projects through calls for proposa

On June 15, it was announced that as part of the Mover (Green Mobility) program, the Brazilian government and automotive sector companies plan to reduce taxes on new vehicles by recycling old models. The proposal entails that for each used vehicle removed from circulation, car manufacturers would receive a discount o

On July 10, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that regulates the tax reform that includes the application of the selective tax that covers vehicles, in addition to other products harmful to health and the environment.
Both ANFAVEA (National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers) and ABVE (Brazi

On June 27, it was announced that the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, approved the Green Mobility and Innovation (Mover) program.
This program aims to encourage the use of less polluting vehicles though the creation of financial incentives and the reduction of the Tax on Industrialized Products (IPI)

On June 19, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved Bill (PL) 13/2020, which creates the Brasil Semiconductors Program (Brasil Semicon) and now moves to the Senate.
This project seeks to encourage technological advancement and strengthen research, development, innovation, design, production, and application of semicond

On March 25, the Basic Production Process (PPB) for the manufacture of batteries for buses in the Manaus Free Zone was published in the Official Gazette of Brazil.
Companies that comply with this basic production process will be able to access tax incentives in the region.
According to the federal government, the app

On March 20, it was published in the Official Gazette of the Union that the Bill that creates the Green Mobility and Innovation Program (Mover) was presented to the National Congress by the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva under the nature of urgency.
Provisional measure 1,205, which established the program, p

From January 1, the Brazilian government made it mandatory for new vehicles, whether domestically manufactured or imported, to have the ESP system, which is a safety feature that helps maintain vehicle control when making emergency maneuvers.
Its mandatory implementation was planned for 2022, however, the automakers

On January 22, the Brazilian government announced “New Industry Brazil”, a policy to boost the national industry through an investment of BRL 300 billion until 2026.
The money will be managed by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), the Studies and Projects Financing Company (Finep) and the B

On November 10, the ministry of development, industry, trade, and services (MDIC) announced that import taxes for electric vehicles will be implemented again from January 2024.
The new import taxes will start at 10% for EVs and 12% for HV and PHVs in 2024 and increase to 35% for all three vehicle types by July 2026,

On December 15, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved the extension of tax benefits until 2032 for vehicle and auto parts manufacturers located in the Northeast and Center-West of the country, covering companies such as Stellantis, Caoa and HPE.
These tax benefits consist of supporting the manufacturing of ICE vehicl

On November 21, it was announced that the Brazilian government invested BRL 270 million in the Rota 2030 program, which is aimed at industry 4.0, digital manufacturing processes and will benefit supporting innovative projects in the automotive OEM industry and auto parts companies.
The money comes from the National I

On October 20, Tarcísio de Freitas, Governor of the state has made some modifications to the proposal that have been strongly criticized.
On March 30, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, a proposal was launched to encourage the use of electric and hydrogen vehicles through the exemption from paying the IPVA (Motor Veh