Brazil's 22% recycled-content target for plastic packaging applies from 2026

Federal Decree 12.688/2025 requires Brazilian industries using plastic packaging to incorporate recycled content and meet packaging recovery targets, reported via the SISREV platform. Recycled-content targets start at 22% in 2026 and rise to 40% by 2040, while recovery targets move from 32% in 2026 to 50% in 2040. Large companies must report data for January-December 2026, with deadlines of 30 April for data entry and 30 July for the system report.

Why this mattersConverters and brand owners selling into Brazil must secure traceable recycled-content supply chains or face compliance gaps under a binding national reporting regime.

• Decree 12.688/2025 sets recycled-content targets of 22% in 2026 rising to 40% in 2040 for plastic packaging placed on the Brazilian market.
• Packaging recovery targets are set at 30% for 2025, 32% for 2026 and 50% for 2040, tracked cumulatively with recycled-content incorporation.
• Compliance is declared through the SISREV platform, with large companies covering January-December 2026 and small/medium companies July-December 2026.
• Deadlines are 30 April for data entry into SISREV and 30 July for the system report.
• ABRALIMP's chemicals sector chamber director Fabio Stort says companies must qualify suppliers that can provide traceable, homologated recycled material (PCR) with documented origin.
• Responsibility spans recyclers, packaging makers and user industries, which must homologate suppliers and request detailed recycled-content reports.

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