“…In Latin America where, along with Asia, the growth in consumption of diesel by 2030 is projected to be the highest in the world, demand for biodiesel will grow as well from 7.4 million tonnes (8.4 billion litres) currently to 12.7 million tonnes (14.5 billion litres) by 2030 (Global Biofuels…, 2022). Furthermore, to reduce dependency on petroleum, several international agencies and governments aim to use biofuels to supply 25% of their transportation Engenharia Agrícola, Jaboticabal, v.43, special issue, e20220137, 2023 energy by 2050 (Bhandari & Sessa, 2020;Global Biofuels…, 2022;Ilić & Ödlund, 2022;Malins & Sandford, 2022). A number of national biofuel programmes have been implemented to reduce importation of fossil fuels to enhance the security of national fuel supplies (Valdivia et al, 2016;ANP, 2020;Souza Santana, 2021;Rezende et al, 2021;Ramos et al, 2022;Tavares et al, 2022).…”