Producing
since 1970s
Biggest
consumer
until 2004
• Quotas
• subsidies to bioethanol producers
• fixed purchasing price
• government control
• distribution by monopolistic agent (Petrobras)
• installation of bioethanol bowsers at every
Petrobras Fuel Station
• tax incentives for car owners
• soft loans
‘PROALCOOL’ in 2009
• Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply: responsible for large-scale industrial farming and the development of
agricultural technologies
• Ministry of Science & Technology: supports research in advanced agricultural technologies such as biotechnology
• Ministry of Development, Industry & Trade: export development
• Ministry of Mines and Energy: supports the development of biofuels
• Ministry of Agrarian Development: responsible for small scale, family and subsistence farming and social inclusion
issues.
• Ministry of Social Development & the Fight against Hunger: has a poverty reduction mandate
Sarina Kilham
Institute for Sustainable Futures
www.isf.uts.edu.au
96091436@uts.edu.au
Skype: sarinakilham
Tlp: 745 9909