Brazilian Superior Court of Justice reaffirms the flexibility of arbitration and admits expansion of the scope of the dispute
08/07/2026 The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”), in ruling on Special Appeal No. 2.195.061/SP, presided by Justice Ricardo Vilas Bôas Cueva, addressed a matter of vital importance to the soundness of arbitration proceedings: the limits of arbitral jurisdiction when faced with a new fact that alters the claim and the cause of action originally […]
Brazilian Supreme Court will decide on ICMS tax credits for intermediate products
07/07/2026 The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (“STF”) has recognized the general repercussion of the constitutional issues raised in Extraordinary Appeal No. 1,424,015 (Theme 1,465) and will rule on a matter of significant importance to the industrial sector: whether the acquisition of intermediate products that are not physically incorporated into the final product entitles taxpayers to […]
Shareholders and partners’ agreement: protection, predictability, and security for companies
07/07/2026 In increasingly dynamic corporate structures, the Shareholders or Partners’ Agreement has come to play a central role in organizing the relationship between shareholders, defining governance rules, protecting assets, and preventing conflicts. Business practice shows that a significant portion of corporate disputes arise from the absence of clear rules for critical moments in a company’s […]
Notarial Escrow Account: the public notary as a trusted intermediary in private transactions
07/07/2026 In June 2025, the Brazilian National Council of Justice (CNJ), through Provision No. 197, regulated the so-called notarial escrow account, a mechanism that allows public notaries to receive, hold in custody, and administer funds connected with to legal transactions whose completion is contingent upon the fulfillment of conditions previously agreed upon by the parties. […]
Monitoramento da ANPD é uma boa oportunidade para revisar sua estrutura de proteção de dados
07/07/2026 No final de junho de 2026, a Agência Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) concluiu a primeira fase de dois processos de monitoramento focados no Encarregado pelo tratamento de dados pessoais (“DPO”). O resultado: dezenas de organizações foram encaminhadas para a fase de sanção por não terem atendido às solicitações da Agência. A notícia […]
The new relevance requirement for the admissibility of special appeals before the STJ
07/07/2026 On July 1, 2026, the Constitution and Justice Committee of the Brazilian Federal Senate (CCJ) approved Bill No. 3,085/2026, which regulates the relevance requirement for the admissibility of Special Appeals before the Superior Court of Justice – STJ. The proposal seeks to enable the practical implementation of Constitutional Amendment No. 125/2022, which established that, […]
