Basics of state regulation of the Brazilian gas industry
The article analyzes the legal basis of the state regulation of the gas industry in Brazil. The features of the evolution of the legal regulation of the gas industry are described. The reasons and progress of the current reform of the regulatory framework governing the gas industry are considered. The principles on the basis of which the reform of the regulatory framework is carried out are listed. The mechanism of fixing the constitutional principles in the federal and regional legal acts regulating the gas industry is described. The article focuses on the specific features of the Brazilian gas industry and their impact on the formation of energy and economic policy on a national scale and at the level of individual regions of the country. The article describes the Brazilian authorities responsible for the implementation of the state policy in the gas industry. The features and dynamics of the liberalization of the gas industry are considered. The article describes the regulatory mechanisms aimed at combating monopolistic manifestations in the industry.