Chamber Approves Basic Text of the Legal Framework for Startups
12/17/2020 By André Jerusalmy and Fernanda Lazzarini The Complementary Bill No. 249/2020 (“PL 249/20”), presented in October by the Executive Branch, was approved by the Chamber of Deputies last Monday, December 14, 2020, and aims to establish the so-called Legal Framework for Startups, which provides for a series […]
End of ICMS Agreement 100/97 and its impacts on agribusiness
12/17/2020 After more than 20 years in force, ICMS Agreement 100/97 may have its days numbered. With its end scheduled for March 31, 2021, companies in the agricultural sector, which until now benefited from the agreement, are already planning to try to minimize the impacts resulting from the change in tax treatment. Published by […]
Superior Labor Court Suspends Proceedings in Case of Outsourcing of Services
12/16/2020 By Rafael Mello and Isarael Cruz On 12/2/2020, the Superior Labor Court (“TST”) decided to process an incident of repetitive appeals in case no. 1000-71.2012.5.06.0018, so that the court's understanding regarding labor cases in which the legal nature of passive joint litigation in outsourcing cases is discussed is pacified […]
Analysis of the technical note from the Covid-19 working group of the Public Ministry of Labor
12/14/2020 By Rafael Mello and Leticia Cordeiro The GT COVID – 19 working group of the Public Ministry of Labor (MPT), issued on December 3, 2020, technical note no. 20/2020, with the objective of establishing sanitary and epidemiological guidelines and guidance for employers, companies, public and private entities to contain the pandemic caused by […]
Google and Amazon face multi-million dollar fines in France for violating data protection By Leonardo Neri and Bárbara Oliveira
10/12/2020 By Leonardo Neri and Bárbara Oliveira Last Monday, the 7th, the restricted committee of the National Commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL), France’s regulatory body, fined Google 100 million euros and Amazon 35 million euros for violating the Data Protection Law. The sanction was announced […]
Pharmacies and drugstores in the State of São Paulo cannot require consumers' CPF without providing information about discounts granted
12/09/2020 By Leonardo Neri and Bárbara Oliveira Law 17.301/2020 was published last Wednesday (02), which prohibits pharmacies and drugstores from requiring the consumer to provide their CPF at the time of purchase without clearly informing them about any discounts or promotions granted subject to the opening of a registration or record […]
Regulatory Framework for the Granting of Basic Sanitation Services
12/09/2020 By Leonardo Neri and Fabiana C. Porta According to the National Information System on Basic Sanitation (Snis), in Brazil, approximately 33 million Brazilians do not have access to treated water, and 54% of the population does not have access to sewage treatment. Therefore, in order to alleviate these alarming numbers, the Project of […]
Judicial Recovery of Rural Producers: Bill 4,458 approved by the Senate could generate controversy
08/12/2020 By Vitor Anotny Ferrari and Ivan Kubala Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the national economy, the processing of Bill (PL) 6229/05, which changes several rules of Law No. 11,101/05, which regulates Judicial and Extrajudicial Recovery and Bankruptcy, became urgent, which is why it was approved on […]
3rd and 4th panels of the STJ disagree regarding the exhaustive nature of the ANS List
12/07/2020 By Leonardo Neri and Bárbara Oliveira The recurring divergence of understanding between the 3rd and 4th Panels of the Superior Court of Justice has generated great legal repercussions, especially regarding matters related to health and consumer rights. This is because, while the 3rd Panel demonstrates a protectionist tendency, with a history of defending […]
Minister Dias Toffoli revokes injunction issued by Minister Luiz Fux to require the presentation of the CND as an essential requirement for Judicial Recovery
12/04/2020 By Vitor Antony Ferrari and Ivan Kubala In a note published in September of this year, we had communicated a preliminary decision issued by Minister Luiz Fux, at the time recently sworn in as President of the Supreme Court of Justice, requiring a company in judicial recovery to present the Certificate of Tax Compliance for approval of the […]