The core developments highlighted include STF's ADPF 1183 challenging TCU's Normative Instruction No. 91/2022 on consensual dispute resolution for federal public administration conflicts; TCU's TC 024.992/2024-0 seeking consensual resolution for a highway concession contract spanning BR-060, BR-153, and BR-262 (Brasília-Goiânia-Uberlândia-Uberaba-Belo Horizonte corridor); TC 008.317/2025-9 probing irregularities in the 8th Round Auction of Area Availability; TC 007.655/2023-1 monitoring the first extension of radio frequency authorizations (1.8 GHz, 1.9 GHz, 2.1 GHz) for mobile personal service (SMP) privatization; and TC 007.832/2025-7 auditing Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) proposal reviews.[1] Involved parties encompass STF, TCU, federal agencies, concessionaires in logistics/infrastructure, telecom operators, and export zone applicants; authors are Luís Inácio Lucena Adams and Mauro Pedroso Gonçalves of Mayer Brown.[1]
This edition continues a series tracking high-stakes administrative, privatization, and regulatory matters, building on prior issues like Edição Nº 232 (March 2026) which covered similar TCU concession disputes and STF privatization challenges (e.g., Sabesp desestatization).[2] Timeline aligns with weekly court sessions, with cases ongoing from 2023-2025 into April 2026 pautings.[1][2]
Newsworthy due to its focus on critical infrastructure privatizations, regulatory disputes, and public resource management amid Brazil's ongoing desestatization push, offering timely previews for stakeholders ahead of imminent STF/TCU decisions.[1]