AreaBrazil

Commodity GroupBiofuels

CommodityBiodiesel

Date01/04/2016

Policy CategoryRenewable energy

Policy InstrumentRenewable energy policy

DescriptionAnnounced increase in the national mandatory biodiesel blending rate from 7 percent to 8 percent in March 2017, and further to 9 percent in 2018 and 10 percent in 2019.