New ordinance published establishing conditions for tax transactions amid economic impacts generated by the pandemic
The National Treasury Attorney General's Office (PGFN) announced this Thursday (February 11) new conditions for negotiating tax debts with the Union due to the economic impacts resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Ordinance No. 1,696, published today in the DOU, taxes due and unpaid may be negotiated, as long as […]
Federal Police investigate the largest data leak in Brazil's history
02/04/2021 By Leonardo Neri and Barbara Oliveira At the request of the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), the Federal Police is investigating what may be the largest data leak in the country’s history. It is estimated that the mega leak under investigation affected more than 220 million people who had their data disclosed on the internet, including […]
JUCESP: Digital Commercial Books 100%
02/02/2021 By Fernanda Lazzarini On February 1, 2021, the Commercial Board of the State of São Paulo (“JUCESP”) launched a new system that allows the use of commercial books in the digital 100% format. Thus, the sending of the book until its authentication by JUCESP will be completely digital. The delivery of the commercial book to […]
Exceptions to the double visit criterion in labor inspections – Ordinance 396/21 of the Special Secretariat for Social Security and Labor
02/01/2021 By Israel Cruz The Special Secretariat for Social Security and Labor, an agency of the Ministry of Economy, published Ordinance 396 on January 11, 2021, which aimed to establish situations incompatible with the double visit criterion. The double visit criterion is aimed at Microenterprises and Small Businesses, and is […]
Labor Prosecutor's Office advises companies on the removal of pregnant women in the context of the pandemic
01/02/2021 By Rafael Mello and Israel Cruz On 01/15/2021, the Public Ministry of Labor (“MPT”) issued technical note No. 1 of 2021 with the aim of protecting the health and providing equal opportunities at work for pregnant workers in the face of the second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic. In its note, the MPT advises companies […]
National Data Protection Authority publishes regulatory agenda
01/29/2021 By Leonardo Neri Taking advantage of the international data protection week, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published yesterday, the 28th, its regulatory agenda, approved at the 1st deliberative meeting of its Board of Directors, held on January 20th. The regulatory agenda, published through Ordinance 11/2021, provides for the planning of actions […]
Consumer Protection Council creates personal data protection center
01/27/2021 By Leonardo Neri The National Consumer Defense Council (CNDC), after noticing the increase in complaints related to violations of consumer personal data protection standards, announced the recent creation of a specialized center on the subject, with the objective of promoting the protection of consumers’ personal data. The CNDC was […]
Reflections of the Proposal to Modernize CVM Instruction 480 for Publicly Traded Companies
01/27/2021 By André Jerusalmy In the first half of December 2020, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) published a public hearing on the draft of a reform of Instruction 480, of December 7, 2009 (Instruction 480), which is the main normative instruction applicable to publicly-held companies. Although Instruction 480 has already been the subject of […]
The Impact of LGPD on Digital Influencers
01/22/2021 By Leonardo Neri The use of social media is certainly not a habit that has recently entered our culture. However, the way people use it and the purpose for which they access social media are factors that are constantly changing. In this sense, considering the current context of social media use, […]
Amendments to the Bankruptcy, Judicial and Extrajudicial Recoveries Law come into force
01/21/2021 By Vitor Antony Ferrari and Ivan Kubala The text of Law No. 14,112/2020 was published in the Official Gazette of the Union on December 24, after being sanctioned by President Jair Bolsonaro with six partial vetoes, and the approved text comes into effect 30 days after its publication. Law 14,112 […]