Brazil Officially Adopts Socio-Environmental Reporting Framework for Exports

Resolution Recognizes the RASOE as the Official Instrument for the Socio-Environmental Assessment of Agricultural Exports

In brief

On September 9, 2026, CEC Resolution No. 17/2026 was published, which recognizes the Social and Environmental Analysis Report for Export Operations (RASOE), issued by the Agro Brasil + Sustainable Platform, as an official document of the Brazilian government and an instrument of the national foreign trade policy. The report may be used for the analysis of social and environmental requirements in export operations of Brazilian agricultural products. Effective immediately, the act provides institutional support to RASOE and formalizes its insertion in the Brazilian strategy to support the demonstration of social and environmental compliance in foreign trade.

Key findings 

• The publication confers on RASOE the status of an official document of the Brazilian government.
• The report is now formally recognized as an instrument of the national foreign trade policy for the analysis of socio-environmental requirements.
• RASOE may subsidize export operations of Brazilian agricultural products in which requirements of this nature are analyzed.
• Government recognition reinforces the institutional value of the information consolidated in the report before the agents involved in export operations.
• RASOE is not presented as an exclusive instrument: other official databases may also be used for the same purpose.
• Although the Resolution does not cite any foreign legislation, RASOE may be used by exporters to meet the requirements of destination markets, such as the European Union’s Anti-Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), scheduled to apply on December 30, 2026.

More details

CEC Resolution No. 17/2026 establishes that RASOE is an instrument for the purpose of analyzing socio-environmental requirements in export operations of Brazilian agricultural products. By qualifying it as an official document of the Brazilian government, the rule gives institutional support to the report and positions it within the scope of the national foreign trade policy.

The immediate consequence of the publication is the formalization of RASOE as an official Brazilian reference for this purpose. Thus, the report now has express recognition from the Strategic Council of the Chamber of Foreign Trade, which strengthens its use as an element of documentary support in operations in which socio-environmental compliance is relevant.

The Resolution also preserves the possibility of using other official databases. In this way, RASOE is part of the set of instruments available for the socio-environmental analysis of exports, without excluding additional official documents or information that may be relevant according to the product, the operation and the destination market. Companies in the agricultural sector should evaluate the incorporation of the report into their export documentary routines and follow additional guidelines on its use.

Although CEC Resolution No. 17/2026 does not specifically mention any foreign market or legislation, the report may possibly be used by the soybean, beef, coffee, timber, palm oil, rubber, and cocoa sectors to meet socio-environmental requirements imposed by destination markets, such as the European Union Anti-Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which is scheduled to be applied on December 30, 2026. In this scenario, RASOE may serve as an official reference for the origin, legality, and absence of deforestation in production, reducing documentary barriers for exporters in these sectors. It is estimated that the mechanism seeks to avoid obstacles with sales of around US$ 17 billion per year in Brazilian exports to the European market.