Ministry of Economy establishes procedures for transactions in tax disputes involving relevant and widespread legal controversy and in small-value disputes
By Mariana Martins and Marcelo Blecher – 06/23/20202 The ME Ordinance No. 247/2020 was published last Wednesday (06/17/2020) in the DOU, which regulates the criteria and procedures for the execution of a transaction by adhesion in tax litigation of relevant and widespread legal controversy and in small value. The Ordinance highlights among its objectives […]
An institutional analysis of the National Data Protection Authority – ANPD, provided for in the LGPD
By Christian Fernandes Rosa – 06/22/2020 The General Data Protection Law provided for the creation of a National Authority to promote the application of the new rule, which is an effort to protect fundamental rights such as privacy and the free development of the human person. However, the veto to the initial wording […]
Webinar – Transforming performance and results after Covid-19. Legal and advisory perspectives for business leverage
Our next Webinar will take place on Friday, June 26th, and will address contractual and tax issues in the context of business leverage and increased performance in the post-Covid-19 period. Our partners Antonio Mazzucco and Mariana Martins will talk to Diogo Toledo and Thiago Riva from Go Profit about the topic, moderated by Joseph Michael Couri, president of […]
Covid-19 considered an occupational disease – possible consequences
By Rafael Mello and Israel Carneiro Cruz – 06/15/2020 The Federal Supreme Court (“STF”) is facing the trial of some Direct Actions of Unconstitutionality (“ADI”) – ADI No. 6342, ADI No. 6344, ADI No. 6346, ADI No. 6352, ADI No. 6354 and ADI No. 6375 – filed against Provisional Measure 927 of 2020 […]
Possibility of making payment conditions for labor creditors more flexible in the Judicial Recovery Plan
By Vitor Antony Ferrari and Ivan Kubala – 06/15/2020 Judicial recovery has established itself as a very useful tool for companies that are experiencing temporary economic and financial difficulties, but have a chance of recovery and resuming their growth, in order to preserve their activities, the employment of workers, their social function and the […]
Law 14,010/2020 published, which provides for the emergency and transitional legal regime for private law relations during the coronavirus pandemic
By Leonardo Neri and Bárbara Oliveira – 06/12/2020 Law 14.010/2020 was published today, June 12, and provides for the emergency and temporary legal regime for private relations during the period of confrontation with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. After a long process of discussion in the National Congress, Bill 1179/2020, which underwent several amendments, was […]
Decree 10,349/2020 qualifies the policy of attracting private investment to the tourism sector
By Leonardo Neri and Bárbara Oliveira – 06/09/2020 In September 2016, the Federal Government created the Investment Partnerships Program (PPI), through Law No. 13,334/2016. The PPI aims to expand and strengthen the interaction between the State and the private sector for the execution of public projects, through partnership contracts. […]
CVM publishes instruction with rules for regulatory sandbox (experimental regulatory environment)
By André Jerusalmy – 06/08/2020 On June 1, 2020, CVM Instruction 626 (“ICVM 626”), published on May 15, 2020, came into force, regulating the constitution and operation of the regulatory sandbox. The name arouses curiosity, and in fact, this rule is innovative in Brazil because it aims to foster […]
CVM provides guidance to financial credit securitization companies regarding compliance rules
By André Jerusalmy – 06/03/2020 On May 18, 2020, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), through the Superintendence of Institutional Investor Relations (SIN), published Circular Letter Circular Letter No. 8/2020/CVM/SIN (“Circular Letter”) with guidelines to securitization companies on how to act in relation to the best ways to prevent money laundering […]
The impact of the General Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/2018) before it came into force
By Leonardo Neri and Bárbara Oliveira – 06/01/2020 The General Data Protection Law (LGPD) has not yet come into force, but it has already had a direct impact on contracts involving the collection, storage and processing of data. The LGPD was published in August 2018 and may come into force in August 2020, or, […]