Arbitration under spotlight: 2025 overview
01/07/2026 It’s no longer news that arbitration is firmly established as one of the main methods of dispute resolution in Brazil and worldwide. Throughout 2025, several innovations were observed in arbitration. On an international level, a study conducted by Queen Mary University was published and, once again, highlighted the consolidation of arbitration as the preferred […]
Accumulated profits up to 2025: what still needs to be done
01/07/2026 Law No. 15,270/2025 reinstated taxation on profits and dividends (with a 10% withholding tax on amounts distributed in excess of R$ 50,000 per month to the same beneficiary, among other rules), revoking the unrestricted exemption that had been in effect since 1996. The legal text provided for a specific transition rule for profits accumulated […]
Deadline for submission of periodic declarations is open before Brazilian Central Bank
01/05/2026 We hereby inform you that the term to submit the obligation of periodic declaration to be provided to Brazilian Central Bank (“BACEN”) for all Brazilian entities that receive foreign investments, regardless of the amount, is now open (“Periodic Declaration”). The Periodic Declaration can be Quarterly, Annual or Five-Yearly depending on the value of each […]
STJ rules that a bank’s security failure precludes allegation of contributory negligence by the consumer in fraud cases
01/05/2026 In a recent judgment, the Third Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) unanimously held that when a consumer falls victim to a scam resulting from a security failure in the bank’s system, it is not possible to attribute contributory negligence to the consumer. In the case at hand (REsp No. 2.220.333/DF), a […]
Encerrando 2025: o amadurecimento da agenda digital e os desafios que se consolidam em 2026
27/12/2025 O ano de 2025 caminha para o fim com uma característica marcante nas áreas de Direito Digital e Proteção de Dados: menos surpresa e mais consolidação. Não se trata de uma fase de grandes rupturas normativas, mas de um movimento contínuo de amadurecimento regulatório. Categorias que antes pareciam abstratas passam a ser traduzidas em […]
Movimentações no mercado farmacêutico em 2025 e as tendências para 2026
19/12/2025 O ano de 2025 foi marcado por importantes avanços regulatórios no setor farmacêutico, com impactos diretos sobre registro de medicamentos, pesquisa clínica, farmacovigilância, Cannabis medicinal e certificações sanitárias. Ao mesmo tempo, a Anvisa intensificou esforços de modernização institucional e sinalizou, por meio de sua Agenda Regulatória, os principais temas que devem orientar o mercado […]
