STJ rules out mandatory publication of financial statements by large-sized limited liability companies

08/05/2026 The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ), in its ruling issued on April 7, 2026, in relation to Special Appeal No. 2,002,734/SP, consolidated a relevant understanding regarding the accounting obligations applicable to large-sized limited liability companies. The dispute concerned the legality of JUCESP Resolution No. 02/2015 and Opinion No. 41, which conditioned the filing […]

Living will under debate: the Anita Harley case

08/05/2026 In February 2026, the documentary series “The Will: the Secret of Anita Harley” was released on Globoplay, which once again puts under the spotlight the judicial dispute over the billionaire estate of the main shareholder of Casas Pernambucanas. In November 2016, Anita Harley suffered a stroke and has remained in a coma ever since. […]

Defasagem jurídico contratual na era da cibersegurança acelerada

08/05/2026 Nos últimos anos, os ataques cibernéticos deixaram de ser eventos pontuais e se transformaram em operações ultrarrápidas, conduzidas em ritmo industrial. Levantamentos recentes do setor de cibersegurança mostram que invasores levam poucos minutos, às vezes, segundos para se movimentar dentro de uma rede corporativa. Em muitos casos, a extração de dados ocorre quase no […]

Brazilian Civil Code reform: civil liability in the digital environment and new technologies

08/05/2026 On August 24, 2023, the Federal Senate established a Commission of Jurists to prepare a proposal to reform the Civil Code in response to social and technological changes that were not contemplated when the current Code entered into force in 2002. That initiative later gave rise to Bill No. 4 of 2025, which proposes […]

The impact of artificial intelligence on arbitration: insights from a lecture held by AASP

08/05/2026 The growing use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools in recent years made it natural to incorporate such tools to a wide range of legal fields, including arbitration. However, in light of certain specific characteristics of arbitration – such as confidentiality – the debate surrounding the use of AI takes on its own unique dimensions […]

Anvisa segue aprimorando o sistema de reliance

08/05/2026 Em 06 de maio de 2026, a Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária – Anvisa, em sua 7ª Reunião Ordinária Pública, aprovou proposta que trará alterações na Instrução Normativa – IN nº 289, de 20 de março de 2024, que  estabelece os critérios aplicados para o procedimento otimizado de análise utilizando  as avaliações conduzidas por […]