CAM-CCBC offers discount on mediation administrative fee
On January 16, the President of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC) issued a resolution (RA 36/2019) offering a discount on the administrative fee charged in connection with CAM-CCBC mediation proceedings. RA 36/2019 describes the circumstances in which such a discount can be given. RA 36/2019 takes into consideration […]
Brazilian internal revenue service requires disclosure of crypto-asset transactions
The Brazilian internal revenue service has issued a ruling (IN 1888/2019) regulating the disclosure of information on crypto-asset transactions, a requirement that will become effective in September. Such ruling defines “crypto assets” as digital representation of value that are denominated in their own unit of account, whose price can be expressed in local or foreign […]
Provisory Measure establishes The Declaration of the Rights to Economic Freedom
The Declaration of the Rights to Economic Freedom has been recently established in Brazil by Provisory Measure No. 881/19 (“MP 88”). MP 881 brings changes to the Civil Code, the Corporations Act, the In-Court Reorganization and Bankruptcy Act, among other statutes. The purpose of the MP 881 is to ensure free enterprise and the broad […]
The Superior Court of Justice confirms 10-year limitation period for claims for contractual damages
In a split decision, the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) confirmed on May 23 in an appeal that the period of limitation applicable to claims for damages for breach of contract is 10 years (Civil Code, section 205). The appeal sought to have the STJ’s decision reversed based on past STJ rulings, some of which […]
Internalization of the Good Manufacturing Practices Guidelines Regulatory Framework
The Brazilian health surveillance agency Anvisa opened public consultation on the proposed text of the Brazilian rules adopting the Good Manufacturing Practices for Drugs under the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme, or PIC/s, which has already been adopted in 47 countries . It is Public Consultation No. 653, which was published on the official gazette DOU […]
Resultado do leilão de Roraima para atendimento aos sistemas isolados
No último dia 31 de maio foi realizado o Leilão 001/2019 – ANEEL, primeiro certame para contratação de energia promovido no âmbito do Governo Federal, cujo objetivo foi atender às questões prementes relacionadas ao fornecimento de energia para o Estado de Roraima – único não integrado ao Sistema Interligado Nacional – SIN. O Estado de […]
