Circular Infrastructure in Brazil: Challenges & Opportunities

​This acceleration session is part of the World Circular Economy Forum 2025. It will explore the unique challenges and opportunities faced by the Brazilian infrastructure sector in transitioning to a circular economy model, considering the significant knowledge gap that exists regarding this topic. We will focus on ports, airports, roads, and railways, examining how circular projects in these areas can leverage impact measurement and align with regulations to attract investments.

​We will address key issues, including:

• ​Knowledge gap: we will highlight the urgent need for circular economy education in the infrastructure sector.

• ​Logistical complexity: we will discuss the unique challenges and business opportunities posed by Brazil's continental dimensions in implementing circular practices across different regions.

• ​Infrastructure limitations: we will address the necessary infrastructure for collecting, sorting, and processing waste materials from different types of infrastructure equipment.

• ​Regulatory framework: we will explore the need for alignment between existing local regulations and circular economy principles in the infrastructure sector, considering the federal law project 1874/2022.

​Target audience

• ​Policymakers

• ​Business leaders 

• ​Public officials

• ​Media

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​This session will be translated into Portuguese. Essa sessão terá tradução para o português.

​About Circle Economy

​Founded in 2011, Circle Economy is a global impact organisation of 60+ experts based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Everything we do is guided by the vision of an economic system that ensures the planet and all people can thrive.

Our flagship report, the Circularity Gap Report, has measured the state of global circularity since 2018. Our practical and scalable approach is focused on empowering decision-makers from the public and private sectors to develop and implement circular economy strategies and business models.