The consent of spouse in common law marriages
1/2/2020 The requirement of consent of spouse for acts involving the disposal of assets acquired while the owner was under a common law marriage (“CLM”), which is generally required for married couples, is a matter of great controversy due to the lack of express legal provisions. Article 1.647, items I, III and IV, of the […]
Brazilian Revenue Service lays down new rules on how to calculate the credit arising from social contributions PIS/COFINS
1/2/2020 The Brazilian Revenue Service has recently published a normative ruling (IN No. 1,911/19) to regulate the calculation, charge, overseeing, payment and management of social contributions PIS/COFINS and PIS/COFINS on Imports. The new normative ruling lays down new rules, revokes over fifty other normative rulings and opens up a discussion on the calculation of the […]
Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM changes the rules on public offerings
1/2/2020 The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM on December 3 issued a new rule (ICVM 616/19) changing certain rules on public offerings in Brazil. The changes brought by ICVM 616/19 include: Publishing notices of public offering is now optional, except for public offerings involving change of control, in which case publishing of notice is […]
Calling the public to speak on regulatory simplification
1/2/2020 The Brazilian health surveillance agency Anvisa on December 2 published a notice (notice No. 16/2019) calling the public to give suggestions on how to improve and make Anvisa’s rules simpler and less bureaucratic. The time for suggestions is 90 days and will end on February 29, 2020. Until then, taxpayers are allowed to make […]
The Superior Court of Justice places constraints on the coercive measures
1/2/2020 The 4th Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (local acronym STJ) has recently issued a preliminary injunction staying the effects of a judgment entered in a Habeas Corpus case (Case No. 52.378) that prohibited the defendants to a civil insolvency case from leaving the jurisdiction of the court. In the case in hand, […]
The São Paulo State Court of Appeals gives more time for amending pleadings in arbitration proceedings
1/2/2020 Under Brazilian laws, there is a point in time in dispute proceedings beyond which pleadings can no longer be amended and adjudicators must respect such limits when making their decisions. This is why it is so important to know exactly what that point in time is, for both judicial disputes and arbitration proceedings. When […]
