On July 10, 2026, Brazil officially issued CONAMA Resolution 516/2026, introducing a new framework for hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). The regulations came into effect on the date of issuance. The regulation sets mandatory limits for ten hazardous substances and establishes a new compliance framework that manufacturers and importers must comply with before placing products on the Brazilian market. Currently, a national registration platform is still under development.

The control of ten types of harmful substances will be implemented in phases:

• Immediate implementation: polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) ≤ 0.1%, polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDE) ≤ 0.1%;
• Effective after 180 days: Mercury (Hg) ≤ 0.1%;
• Effective after three years: cadmium (Cd) ≤ 0.01%, hexavalent chromium (CrVI) ≤ 0.1%, lead (Pb) ≤ 0.1%;
• Effective after four years: di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) ≤ 0.1%, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (GDP) ≤ 0.1%, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) ≤ 0.1%, diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) ≤ 0.1%.

Click this link to view the original text of Resolution 516/2026.

Following the public consultation conducted in August 2025, on June 10, 2026, Brazil's National Environment Committee (CONAMA) approved a new RoHS resolution mandating restrictions on the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), including heavy metals and phthalates. The regulation aligns with international standards, requiring manufacturers and importers to register products in centralized databases, submit declarations of conformity, and apply specific labels. The compliance period is implemented in phases, ranging from immediate restrictions on certain flame retardants to a four-year transition period for paraphthalates. This regulation has not yet been published in government gazette ; the effective date and transition period will be subject to subsequent government gazette.

Click this link to view the press release released by the Brazilian Electrical and Electronics Industries Association on this matter.