Can the Amazon soy moratorium regain signatories despite tax restrictions?

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   Week ending 2026-08-16
   Issue 03

   Soy can keep its rule and lose its signatories

   In Brazil, an agreement can leave court both protected and weakened. On August 12, the Supreme Federal Court upheld the Amazon soy moratorium but retained Mato Grosso and Rondonia laws restricting participants’ tax benefits. The Court nevertheless requires the applicable constitutional delays, the next tax year and/or ninety days depending on the case, and preserves existing exemptions granted subject to conditions already undertaken by the taxpayer. Those are real protections without removal of the fiscal disadvantage.

   Judgment : The pact's legality is protected, but the fiscal disadvantage remains. Renewed participation has not been established.

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   Sources

   • Brazil Supreme Court upholds laws that led to downfall of Amazon soy moratorium

     AP explains that the Court upheld the voluntary pact while keeping the main tax restrictions. It documents January withdrawals and distinguishes ABIOVE, Aprosoja and Greenpeace’s positions.

   • STF encaminha ações sobre restrições a benefícios por acordos ambientais para solução consensual

     The Court describes Mato Grosso and Rondonia laws and the positions of governments, producers, traders and environmental groups in the earlier conciliation process, before the judgment.

   • The rise and fall of the Amazon Soy Moratorium

     The study models risks after the moratorium's breakdown; projected land-use changes are not observed losses.

   • STF reconhece validade da Moratória da Soja e determina fim de ações sobre acordo

     The official account separates the pact's validity from state tax restrictions. It does not establish renewed participation.