Simplificação do investimento estrangeiro: mais um benefício do PL da Liberação Cambial

5/11/2019 Nesta edição do alerta financeiro, nossa equipe aborda mais um ponto importante do Projeto de Lei nº 5387, também conhecido como PL da Liberação Cambial: a simplificação das regras para o investimento estrangeiro no Brasil. Semanalmente, nossa área Financeira tem divulgado alertas legais com os principais pontos deste PL, que representa um novo marco […]

Cade releases report on Digital Economy during BRICS Conference

In 2017, the BRICS Competition Authorities Working Group on Digital Economy was created during the V BRICS Competition Conference, in Brasilia. The purpose of the working group is to stimulate the cooperation among the BRICS’ countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) regarding competition policies involving digital markets. This cooperation is essential due to […]

Regulation authorizes new installment agreement program

10/30/2019 A regulation (ICMS Agreement No. 152) was issued on October 11 allowing the São Paulo State government to create a new installment agreement program for the payment of overdue taxes on the circulation of goods and services (ICMS) and to waive or reduce applicable fines and other statutory charges. Under this regulation, the program […]

A New Regulatory Framework on Good Manufacturing Practices for Drugs

10/30/2019 The plenary board of the Brazilian health surveillance agency ANVISA issued on October 7 a regulation laying down the regulatory framework on good manufacturing practices (GMP) for drugs in Brazil (resolution No. 301 of August 21, 2019). Fourteen new normative rulings were also issued on August 21 introducing supplementary rules. Even though already in […]

New rules for piercing the corporate veil under Brazilian law

10/30/2019 Recently sanctioned by the Brazilian President, Act nº 13.874/19 – better known as the “Economic Freedom Act” (“Act”) – entailed various legislative changes, including in relation with “piercing the corporate veil” as provided for in the Brazilian Civil Code (“CC”). The main purpose of the changes brought about by the Act was to reaffirm […]

Declaration of Economic Freedom Rights – Impacts on Labor Relations

10/30/2019 Effective as of last September 20, Law 13.874/2019 (also known as Law of Economic Freedom) introduced a few changes in the legislation in terms of corporate, tax and labor matters, the main purpose of which was to put an end to the bureaucracy that prevents the Brazilian economy from growing. In labor matters, object […]