Brazil to Install National Mineral Policy Council in October

Overview

• The Conselho Nacional de Política Mineral will be chaired by the Ministry of Mines and Energy with participation from 16 ministries plus civil society and academia.
• Officials say the council will set public policy for the mining sector, correct distortions, and issue infralegal norms to give the industry clearer rules.
• The Ministry of Mines and Energy is drafting a national mineral policy with completion targeted by the end of this year.
• The announcement follows the Federal Police’s Operation Rejeito, which arrested 15 people including National Mining Agency directors, as the minister emphasized removing individuals to preserve institutions and affirmed due-process rights.
• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva requested an updated inventory of soil and subsoil resources as the government highlights Brazil’s role in critical minerals for the energy transition.