Brazil adopts stronger energy efficiency label for LED lighting

Brazil's lighting market, that sells more than two billion products annually, has adopted stronger energy efficiency requirements. The country introduced a new energy label for LED lamps and luminaires, expanding its labeling program.

Issued by the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro), the new regulation updates efficiency, performance, safety, and conformity assessment requirements for LED products sold in Brazil. It builds on Brazil’s broader policy framework for efficient lighting, which also includes mandatory minimum energy performance standards (MEPS). The two measures work together: MEPS set the market-entry floor, while the new label sets higher efficiency benchmarks and provides a stronger signal to consumers and manufacturers.

The label policy is expected to deliver 216 TWh in cumulative energy savings and avoid 263 Mt of CO₂ emissions by 2050.  

CLASP supported Inmetro and Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy in developing the new lighting policies, providing technical analysis and international benchmarking to inform stronger efficiency requirements.

For a market of this scale, stronger efficiency requirements can translate into significant long-term savings. By combining a mandatory efficiency floor with a stronger label that encourages the uptake of higher-efficiency products, Brazil is creating a pathway to sustained energy savings, lower emissions, and better-performing lighting for consumers.