“…Its objective is "to support the technological development, competitiveness, innovation, vehicular safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency and quality of automobiles, trucks, buses, engine-equipped chassis and auto parts" (Brazilian Federal Congress, 2018). Its main goals are to "(i) increase the energy efficiency, structural development and availability of driving assistance technologies in the vehicles traded inside the country (ii) increase investment in research, development and innovation in the country (iii) stimulate the production of new technologies and innovation, in line with global technological trends (iv) increase the productivity of mobility and logistics industries (v) promote the use of biofuel and other alternative propulsion and add value to the Brazilian energy matrix (vi) ensure technical capacity and professional qualification in the mobility and logistics sector (vii) ensure the expansion or maintenance of employment levels in the mobility and logistics sector (Brazilian Federal Congress, 2018)" Source(s): Elaborated by the authors (Richter & Haas, 2020). But "the three major German automotive manufacturers (BMW, Daimler, VW, Stuttgart, Germany) have pursued different goals with regard to propulsion technology" (Richter & Haas, 2020) "The original Rota 2030 legislation was approved almost without changes in relation to the provisional measure, but some congressmen got the inclusion and approval (with no presidential veto) of two important regulatory amendments which increased program's tax waiver" (Kutney, 2019) No one has found proof of capture by any specific group for the formulation of NPE.…”