Segment calls for advancement of the proposal that establishes guidelines for Brazil to overcome dependence on fossil fuels
Executives and associations in the biofuels sector demanded from the government, this Wednesday (May 13, 2026), the publication of the Mapa do Caminho, the plan that establishes the measures for Brazil to completely overcome dependence on fossil fuels. The publication of the document depends on the Executive and remains unforeseen.
Biofuel producers are betting on Mapa do Caminho to boost demand for their products. The plan is expected to provide guidelines for replacing fossil fuels with renewable fuels.
The segment has been awaiting a final definition of the resolution since the end of COP30, in November 2025, when the initiative ended up being left out of the conference’s final document due to lack of consensus.
After the failure at the COP, the president (PT) in an order dated December 8, 2025, that the ministries of Mines and Energy, Finance and Environment and the Civil House present “guidelines for preparing a road map for a fair and planned energy transition, with a view to gradually reducing dependence on fossil fuels in the country”.
The proposal should be delivered to the CNPE (National Energy Policy Council) by February 8, but it has not yet been presented. The final deliberation on the plan rests with the collegiate body.
director of Oil, Gas and Biofuels Studies at (Energy Research Company), states that it is necessary for Brazil to speed up and better direct the discussion.
“A process that was previously driven by the economic technical characteristics of each fuel, now needs to be directed and accelerated by a purpose: reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And this will require a lot of coordination”said Heloísa during the in the Anhembi District, in São Paulo.
Asked about the status of the document, the director of the public company, who represented the government in one of the panels at the event, did not give an estimate of the deadline for the final publication of the Map.
The director defended, however, that the final result is based on 3 pillars: social welfarewith the promotion of broad access to quality energy for the entire Brazilian population; decarbonization initiativesthat is, underwriting fossil fuels, as far as technologically possible, by their renewable equivalents; and technological solutions to reduce environmental impacts and climate mitigation and adaptation actions.
BIOFUELS FORUM
A (Brazilian Union of Biodiesel and Biokerosene) held, this Wednesday (May 13), the in the Anhembi District, in São Paulo. The event brought together representatives from government, Congress, regulatory agencies, associations and companies in the sector to discuss technological solutions, energy efficiency, sustainability, legislation and the international biofuels market.
Ubrabio is a non-profit association that represents the entire biofuel production chain nationally. The entity’s members include companies that produce biofuels, inputs and equipment and consumers of this type of product.
WHAT ARE BIOFUELS
Biofuels are produced from agricultural raw materials and organic waste, such as sugar cane, corn, soybeans and animal fat. In Brazil, ethanol is mainly used in a mixture with gasoline and biodiesel is added to fossil diesel.
SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) and green diesel are considered alternatives to decarbonize sectors that are difficult to electrify, such as aviation and heavy transport.
Unlike fossil fuels, biofuels have a significant part of their production chain concentrated in the domestic market and are less dependent on the international price of a barrel of oil in pricing. Therefore, they tend to suffer a more limited impact from external geopolitical shocks, such as conflicts in the Middle East or restrictions on the global oil supply.
