Loss of Validity of Provisional Measure No. 873

By Paola Gabriela de Carvalho Tosta On July 3, 2019, a statement signed by the President of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, was published in the Official Gazette of the Union regarding the loss of validity of Provisional Measure No. 873 (MP No. 873). MP No. 873 had as its purpose the prohibition of discounts on the contribution […]

Corporate compliance as an instrument for generating value

By Christian Fernandes Gomes da Rosa The importance of companies as institutions lies in the fact that they are efficient means of generating value for society and for their partners or shareholders. On the one hand, they are an organized form of optimized production of goods and services and thus increase the availability of supply, increasing the […]

Union contribution: the innovations brought by MP 873/2019

By Rafael Mello, Paola Gabriela de Carvalho Tosta, Leticia Cordeiro and Fabiana Aparecida da Silva On March 1, 2019, the Presidency of the Republic adopted Provisional Measure 873 (“MP 873”), which amended the Consolidation of Labor Laws, more specifically its articles 545, 578, 579, 579-A and 582, to give new […]

Compensation for Loss of Consumer Useful Time (Productive Deviation Theory)

By Bárbara Oliveira The debate on whether compensation for moral damages caused by mere annoyances in everyday life is not admissible has certainly been exhausted. However, debates still arise regarding the distinction between the mishaps of everyday life and the real characterization of the damage. In the consumerist sphere, the tendency is to attribute to the […]

National Conciliation Week – Registration until May 1, 2019

By Israel Cruz With the promotion of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), the Labor Courts will hold the 5th National Labor Conciliation Week between May 27, 2019 and May 31, 2019. The registration of cases for conciliation may be done directly by the Labor Court or by the parties involved. Cases that are being processed in the Regional Court of […]

Legalization of online sports betting and legal challenges

By Leonardo Neri At the end of last year, sports betting was legalized in Brazil, as per the enactment of Law No. 13,756/2018. However, the Ministry of Finance still needs to regulate the rule, clarifying how the operation will be established, and who will be the agents qualified to explore the activity. The deadline for regulation should occur in […]