Provisional Measure 905/2019 – Green and Yellow Agreement MP
Provisional Measure 905/2019, published on 11/11/2019, also known as Green and Yellow Agreement [Contrato Verde e Amarelo] MP, the priority of which is the generation of jobs to young people, since it is the larger portion of the Brazilian population that is unemployed, was recently updated by the Federal Senate and its term of effectiveness […]
New criteria and procedures to be followed when importing drugs with no registration with Anvisa
The Brazilian health surveillance agency Anvisa launched a Public Consultation for a proposed change to a regulation that deals with the criteria and procedures to be followed when importing products which are subject to health surveillance but without registration with Anvisa, on an exceptional basis. The regulation is RDC 203, of December 26, 2017. Public […]
Digital Codicilo: Brazillian Bill Aims To Improve And To Modernize The Use Of This Legal Instrument
Submitted to the National Congress in October 2019, Bill n. 5.820/19 (the “Bill”), aims to improve the use of Codicilo by providing that it can be done not only in written form but also by electronic means. The Bill also sets forth a legal meaning for digital assets and how they would be allocated by […]
Published decree approving the National Strategy for Cyber Security
On February 6, 2020, the Decree No. 10,222/2020 was published, establishing the National Strategy for Cyber Security (E-Ciber). The E-ciber is the first module of implementation of the National Information Security Policy (Decree 9.367/2018) and contains the main actions intended by the federal government in the area of cyber security from 2020 to 2023. The […]
The PIX System: Central Bank of Brazil announces a new instant payment system
3/3/2020 In line with the changes that have been made to the financial system in order to promote competitiveness between financial institutions, the Central Bank of Brazil (“BACEN”) announced a brand new instant payment system: the PIX System. What is the PIX System? The most important advancement of the new PIX Systems is […]
Regularization of Children’s Advertising Points to Balance Between Children’s Protection and Legitimate Business Interests
3/3/2020 It was brought to an end, on February 27, the public consultation aimed at creating an ordinance to regularize children’s advertising, an initiative which was lauched by the National Consumer Secretariat (SENACON), an agency which is part of the Ministry of Justice of Brazil. Strongly criticised by organizations such as IDEC and Instituto Alana, […]
