The new social stamp for biofuels stipulates that half of the purchase of products needed to produce biodiesel by industry must come from family farming
This Wednesday (January 10, 2024), the Ministries of Minerals, Energy, Agricultural Development and Family Farming launched the new social stamp for biofuels. The project stipulates that half of the purchase of products needed to produce biodiesel by industry must come from family farming.
According to Minister Paulo Teixeira (Agricultural Development), A “The nationalization strategy is such that the north and north-east will have significant biodiesel production. So this social stamp will want this decentralization of this production..
To increase the importance of these areas, Teixeira stated that BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development) and BNB (Banco do Nordeste) will be contacted to identify “What incentives do they offer to attract companies or develop companies in the North and Northeast that produce biodiesel?”.
According to Minister Alexandre Silveira (Minerals and Energy), the project also creates “New mixing table”. Currently, legislation only allows the biodiesel blend in diesel to reach 15%.
“We have expanded the biodiesel mix to decarbonize Brazil’s transportation matrix and thus achieve another fundamental step towards the energy transition. Biofuels are a great source of natural energy, and it is Brazil’s vocation.He mentioned.
The timetable mentioned by the Minister is set for December 19, 2023, after approval by the CNPE (National Council for Energy Policy). The mandate for a 14% (B14) blend of biodiesel with diesel has been brought forward to March this year – previously, this was only scheduled to happen in 2025.
With this measure, the emission of 5 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere should be avoided and about R$ 7.2 billion reduced with the import of fossil diesel, according to the government. B15 (15% in the mix), previously scheduled for 2026, will be brought forward to March 2025.
The future of the future
Silveira also announced that he wanted to… “Biodiesel in Brazil is the same as oil in Saudi Arabia.”. He called for the National Conference to approve the draft future fuel law (Law No. 4196 of 2023).
The text sets out measures to encourage the use of sustainable fuels in the transport sector, such as green diesel and increasing the ethanol content of gasoline.
The suggestion also increases Non-diesel biodiesel blends 25%. The project was handed over by the federal government on September 14, 2023.
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The Social Biofuel Stamp gives the stamp of promoting the productive inclusion of family farmers included in the PRONAF program (National Program for the Promotion of Family Farming).
Granting the right to use the Social Biofuel Stamp gives biodiesel producers access to PIS/Pasep and Cofins rates with different reduction factors for biofuels, which vary according to the raw materials purchased and the region of acquisition.
