CADE holds public hearing on competition in the Brazilian fuels market

On 13 November, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) will hold a public hearing to debate competition issues in the liquid fuels sector. The session will be held in the Tribunal of CADE and broadcast live on  YouTube.

The initiative aims to deepen the assessment of possible barriers to market entry in a market strategic for the Brazilian economy and consumer welfare.

The meeting will bring together experts, academics, regulators, consumer associations, civil society representatives, and companies across the fuel production, refining, distribution, and retail sectors. The contributions received will support the improvement of market monitoring and guide the agency's future decisions.

Access the public notice (in Portuguese) for more information. 

List of Speakers

During their presentations, speakers may use slides, charts, and any data or information that supports their remarks. Each participant will have 10 minutes to speak, in the order listed below:

1st Renato Cabral Dias Dutra —National Secretary for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels of the Ministry of Mines and Energy
2nd Joana Duarte — Regulatory Specialist at the Office of the Superintendent General for Antitrust Enforcement at ANP 
3rd Dr. Fernando Antônio de Alencar — Federal Prosecution Services at CADE
4th Sérgio de Souza Araujo — President of Abicom
5th Cláudio Souza de Araújo — Legal Director of BRASILCOM
6th Emerson Kapaz — CEO of Instituto Combustível Legal
7th Evaristo Augusto Pinheiro Camelo — Representative of RefinaBrasil
8th Gabriel Nogueira Dias — Representative of SINDICOM
9th Enrico Severini Andriolo — Legal and Tax Manager at the Downstream Executive Board of IBP
10th Ricardo Franco Botelho — Representative of Refinaria de Manaus S.A.
11th Luis Ernesto dos Santos Abib e João Marcelo De Lima Assafim — Legal Director of SINBRACOM and PhD in Commercial Law from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
12th Francisco Nelson Castro Neves — Executive Director of the ANDC
13th José Matheus Gomes Pessôa Andrade — Representative of SindTRR
14th Eliézer Francisco Buzatto — Specialist in Business Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
15th Dr. Gustavo Pozatti Ueda — Specialist in Business Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
16th Ricardo Padilha Saldanha — Legal representative of Rede Sol
17th Priscilla Rolim de Almeida — Counsel for the Union, AGU (Office of the Attorney General)
18th João Grandino Rodas (com Miriam Viviane e Francisco) — Retired Federal Appellate Judge, Professor at the University of São Paulo (USP), and President/Coordinator of Graduate Programs (stricto sensu) at CEDES
19th Eduardo Molan Gaban — Representative of IBCI
20th Cassio Pereira — Representative of RodOil
21st Rodrigo Zingales Oller do Nascimento — Executive Director of AbriLivre
22nd Rodrigo Oliveira Salgado — Legal Representative of FUP and of the Association of Minority Petrobras Shareholders
23rd Arthur Villamil Martins — Representative of Fecombustíveis

Public Hearing: Competition Matters in the Liquid Fuels Sector

Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025
Time: 2:00 PM (Brasilia time)
Venue: SEPN 515 Conjunto D, Lote 4, Ed. Carlos Taurisano, Brasília-DF
Live stream: YouTube