{
    "name": "AI Policy Radar",
    "publisher": "Green Diplomat",
    "description": "Climate laws and carbon-pricing instruments classified by legal stage; every record cites the document it was checked against and the date of that check.",
    "url": "https://greendiplomat.com/ai-policy-radar/",
    "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
    "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "citation": "Green Diplomat (2026). AI Policy Radar: a verified tracker of climate laws by legal stage. https://greendiplomat.com/ai-policy-radar/ (accessed 5 October 2026).",
    "generated": "2026-10-05T00:35:45+00:00",
    "count": 1,
    "fields": {
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        "jurisdiction": "Country or sub-national jurisdiction that adopted the instrument.",
        "iso3": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code of the country.",
        "instrument_type": "Emissions trading system, carbon tax, framework law, target law, crediting mechanism, energy-transition law, disclosure / MRV rule.",
        "legal_stage": "In force · Enacted, not yet in force · In rulemaking · Proposed / announced · No binding instrument.",
        "stage_date": "Date the instrument reached its current stage (YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD, as precise as the source allows).",
        "legal_reference": "Act, decree or gazette reference.",
        "coverage": "Sectors, entities or share of emissions covered, as stated by the source.",
        "what_to_watch": "The next decision, deadline or review named by the source.",
        "source_name": "Publisher of the document the record was checked against.",
        "source_url": "Address of that document.",
        "source_type": "“official” (law, gazette, government or regulator) or “reference” (a recognised compilation such as ICAP).",
        "btr_status": "Indicative status for Biennial Transparency Reports: planned, adopted or implemented (see Standards).",
        "last_verified": "Date the record was last checked against its source.",
        "legal_journey": "Dated milestones (proposed, enacted, rulemaking, in force, later milestone), each with its own source. JSON and journeys.csv only."
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            "jurisdiction": "Brazil",
            "iso3": "BRA",
            "country": "Brazil",
            "instrument_type": "Emissions trading system",
            "legal_stage": "In rulemaking",
            "stage_date": "2024-12-12",
            "legal_reference": "Law No. 15,042 of 11 December 2024 (DOU 12 Dec 2024); Decree No. 12,677/2025",
            "coverage": "Statutory thresholds: monitoring and reporting at 10,000 tCO2e/year; compliance obligations at 25,000 tCO2e/year",
            "summary": "Law No. 15,042/2024 created Brazil's regulated emissions trading system, the SBCE, with phased implementation that starts with regulation-making by the government. As of mid-2026 the government was consulting on sector coverage and setting up governance bodies; compliance obligations have not yet started.",
            "what_to_watch": "According to ICAP, a public consultation on sector coverage was scheduled for July 2026, with final coverage and the remaining secondary regulations targeted for the end of 2026 and full operation for 2031. Brazil joined ICAP as its 36th member in February 2026.",
            "source_name": "International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)",
            "source_url": "https://icapcarbonaction.com/en/ets/brazilian-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-system",
            "source_type": "reference",
            "btr_status": "adopted",
            "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
            "region": "Americas",
            "topics": [
                "Carbon Markets",
                "Carbon Pricing"
            ],
            "url": "https://greendiplomat.com/ai-policy-radar/br-sbce/",
            "legal_journey": [
                {
                    "date": "2023-10-04",
                    "milestone": "proposed",
                    "event": "Senate Environment Committee approves carbon market bill PL 412/2022",
                    "source_url": "https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/atividade/materias/-/materia/151967"
                },
                {
                    "date": "2024-11-13",
                    "milestone": "proposed",
                    "event": "Senate plenary approves revised carbon market bill (PL 182/2024)",
                    "source_url": "https://www12.senado.leg.br/noticias/materias/2024/11/13/apos-muito-debate-senado-aprova-projeto-que-regula-mercado-de-carbono"
                },
                {
                    "date": "2024-12-11",
                    "milestone": "enacted",
                    "event": "Law No. 15,042 signed, creating the SBCE",
                    "source_url": "https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2024/lei/l15042.htm"
                },
                {
                    "date": "2024-12-12",
                    "milestone": "rulemaking",
                    "event": "Law published and in force, opening a one-to-two-year regulation phase",
                    "source_url": "https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2024/lei/l15042.htm"
                },
                {
                    "date": "2025-10-16",
                    "milestone": "milestone",
                    "event": "Decree 12,677 creates a Finance Ministry secretariat to draft SBCE regulations",
                    "source_url": "https://icapcarbonaction.com/en/news/brazil-establishes-interim-carbon-market-secretariat-advance-implementation-national-ets"
                },
                {
                    "date": "2026-05",
                    "milestone": "milestone",
                    "event": "Sector coverage proposal presented; resolutions set up SBCE advisory working groups",
                    "source_url": "https://icapcarbonaction.com/en/news/brazil-advances-ets-scope-and-governance"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}