TARIFAS INTERNACIONAIS COMO BARREIRAS À EXPORTAÇÃO DE BIOCOMBUSTÍVEIS BRASILEIROS

Abstract

This study evaluates whether international tariffs are barriers to exports biofuels of Brazil. To this end, it presents the historical context that enabled the greatest commercial interest in an alternative energy source to oil. There is also an exhibition of the evolution of ethanol and biodiesel, which allowed these two kinds of biofuel long for, apart from providing the same for domestic consumption, trade with the outside world. In speeches and dialogues, the Brazilian government and private enterprise, there are statements in pointing out that the import tariffs charged by major centers of fuel, as the European Union and the United States, hinder the development of an international market for biofuels, although the environmental aspect and drawbacks inherent in the oil indicate that a clean energy source and supplement the oil would be welcome. In pursuit of its goal, the study also examines the national tax on biofuels and the Brazilian pipeline to achieve the internationalization of biofuels. Finally, the international discussions at the WTO also provide useful tools to reach a conclusion about the interference of international tariffs on the pretense of Brazil.