Repetitive Issue 1,296: STJ reaffirms the mandatory personal service on the debtor for the enforcement of penalties for non-compliance with obligations to do or not to do
4/23/2026 The Superior Court of Justice (STJ), when ruling on Repetitive Issue No. 1,296, established an important guideline regarding the imposition of coercive fines in obligations to do or not to do. The Court consolidated its understanding that personal service on the debtor is an indispensable requirement for the application of so-called astreintes, reaffirming the […]
Limited Liability Companies and the Issuance of Debentures: DREI Guidance to the Boards of Trade
4/23/2026 On February 9, 2026, the National Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI), linked to the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small Business (MEMP), forwarded to the Brazilian Boards of Trade Circular Letter (Ofício Circular) SEI No. 92/2026/MEMP, providing guidance on the possibility for limited liability companies (sociedades limitadas) to issue debentures. DREI explains […]
Aferição de idade: o que o ECA Digital e as orientações preliminares da ANPD significam para o seu negócio
17/4/2026 O ECA Digital (Lei nº 15.211/2025) entrou em vigor em 17 de março de 2026 e trouxe uma mudança estrutural para qualquer empresa que ofereça produtos ou serviços digitais acessíveis a crianças e adolescentes. A autodeclaração de idade, aquele clássico “confirmo que tenho mais de 18 anos”, deixou de ser um mecanismo válido. Para […]
STJ establishes thesis on the impossibility of taking PIS and cofins credits on non-recoverable IPI
06/04/2026 In the judgment of Topic 1373, the First Section of the Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) examined whether non-recoverable IPI levied on the purchase of goods for resale may be included in the calculation basis of PIS/Pasep and Cofins credits, and set an important precedent on the matter within the non-cumulative regime. In this […]
Medicamentos importados: mudança no acesso ao mercado brasileiro
09/04/2026 Em 25 de março 2026, a Comissão de Constituição e Justiça e de Cidadania – CCJC aprovou o Projeto de Lei nº 2142/2025 , que propõe alterações na Lei nº 6.360/1976, que dispõe sobre a vigilância sanitária a que ficam sujeitos os medicamentos e outros produtos, para dispensar a comprovação de registro, no país […]
30 years of the Brazilian Arbitration act: commemorative edition of the AASP Journal
09/04/2026 In September 2026, Law No. 9.307/1996 (the Brazilian Arbitration Act) will complete 30 years. To celebrate this milestone, the São Paulo Lawyers Association (Associação dos Advogados de São Paulo – “AASP”) published a commemorative edition of its journal, coordinated by Arbitration partner Silvia Rodrigues Pachikoski, in collaboration with Ana Cândida Menezes Marcato. This edition […]
