Municipal Autonomy and Urban Development
By: Leonardo Neri Article 18[1] of the Federal Constitution establishes that the political-administrative organization of the Republic comprises the Union, States, Municipalities and the Federal District, all of which are autonomous, with no hierarchy among the federative entities. In other words, they all have clear and distinct rules of competence, issued by the Magna Carta. In this sense, the Constitutional jurisprudence of […]
New installment program is approved by the City of São Paulo
At the end of May, the City of São Paulo approved Law No. 17,577/2021, which established the 2021 Incentive Installment Program (PPI 2021). The new program will allow taxpayers in São Paulo to settle their debts with the city, both tax and non-tax, making it possible to obtain significant discounts on […]
CBF President, Rogério Caboclo, has leaked audios due to sexual and moral abuse against the Confederation employee
By: Leonardo Neri Last week, national sports, especially football, came to a standstill due to President Jair Bolsonaro's confirmation, on 06/01, that Brazil will host the Copa América amid high cases of coronavirus in the country, generating a high level of disapproval among analysts, employees, delegations, etc., with the threat of […]
Congress overturns vetoes and maintains FIAGRO benefits
Em sessão realizada no dia 1º de junho, o Congresso Nacional derrubou importantes vetos presidenciais ao Projeto de Lei nº 5191/2020, aprovado e convertido na Lei nº 14.130/2021, que instituiu os Fundos de Investimentos das Cadeias Agroindustriais (“FIAGRO”). O FIAGRO será destinado a investir em ativos ligados ao setor de agronegócios, tais como imóveis rurais, […]
Approval of Provisional Measure 1031/2021 in the Chamber of Deputies: Privatization of Eletrobrás
By: Antonio Carlos Mazzucco Provisional Measure 1031 of 2021, which provides for the privatization of Eletrobras, a giant holding company in the electricity sector and part of the state-owned companies created during the Getúlio Vargas government, in his term from 1951 to 1954, sent in February to the National Congress, was approved by the Chamber of Deputies and needs to be voted on […]
Approval of Investment Funds in Agro-Industrial Production Chains (FIAGRO) and Presidential Vetoes
Por: Andre Jerusalmy Foi sancionado pelo Presidente da República em 29 de março deste ano a Lei nº 14.130/21 (“Lei 14.130”), que aprovou a criação dos Fundos de Investimento nas Cadeias Produtivas Agroindustriais (Fiagro), instituindo-o como uma alteração à Lei nº 8.668, de 25 de junho de 1993 (“Lei 8.668”), que tratava originalmente sobre os […]
Covid-19: Can a company dismiss an employee for just cause who refuses to take the vaccine?
05/31/2021 By Rafael Mello and Israel Cruz With the vaccination campaign underway, there has been much discussion about the possibility of employers requiring employees to take COVID-19 vaccines as they are made available to them by the government. As the vaccination campaign progresses and vaccination groups are expanded, […]
Bill No. 827/20, which suspends evictions until the end of 2021, is now awaiting approval in the Senate
By: Vitor Antony Ferrari and Ivan Kubala As is public knowledge, since the declaration of a state of public calamity due to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) by the National Congress in March 2020, numerous measures have been adopted by public bodies to mitigate the negative effects on private and public-private relations, especially in […]
MMX Case – The (non)application of the new rules of the Bankruptcy Law
By: Vitor Antony Ferrari and Ivan Kubala The confirmation by the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro of the bankruptcy of MMX Mineração e Metálicos, Eike Batista's mining company, made headlines in the main newspapers last week, especially after an agreement with China Development Integration was announced in March […]
ViaQuatro is convicted in a public civil action for collecting users' facial recognition data
By: Leonardo Neri ViaQuatro, the concessionaire responsible for managing Line 4 – Yellow of the São Paulo Metro, was ordered to pay R$100,000 for collecting facial recognition data from users without their consent. The order also prohibits the use of the system implemented since 2018, which captures facial expressions […]