Competitividade do Biodiesel: Desafios e Perspectivas na Região MATOPIBA

Abstract

The general objective of this research was to analyze how the competitiveness of MATOPIBA biodiesel can become more viable in the national and international scenario in an increasingly dynamic and complex context. The initial thesis is that the competitiveness of biodiesel in the MATOPIBA region can become viable on the national and international scene, especially raw materials such as beef tallow. The MATOPIBA biodiesel competitiveness analysis methodology was divided into four articles: 1) biofuel and economic complexity in the context of global competitiveness: compared cases between the United States, Brazil and China; 2) regulatory framework for biodiesel in Brazil; 3) the dynamics of biodiesel and the competitiveness of biodiesel in Brazil and MATOPIBA and; 4) the organizational structure of biodiesel competitiveness in the MATOPIBA Region. In view of the study carried out and discussed, the need for specific public policies to encourage the use of other raw materials that do not compete with the food chain, such as bovine tallow, is evident. Finally, the study confirms that adopting a development plan for the sector's competitiveness, aimed directly at the use of other raw materials, including a new format that meets the reality of family farming in each region, is a viable alternative.