Health plan must pay for cryopreservation of cancer patient´s eggs
In August 2023, the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled that health insurance companies are obliged to pay for a procedure to cryopreserve the eggs of cancer patients[1], as a preventive measure against the risk of infertility, until they are discharged from chemotherapy treatment. In the case, the beneficiary, who had breast cancer, filed a […]
Brazil´s Superior Court of Justice extends the effects Eof an arbitration award to a regulatory agency that was not a party to the arbitral proceeding
In a recent decision, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) held that a certain Regulatory Agency would be subject to the effects of an arbitration award issued in the context of an arbitration brought by the Concessionaire against the Granting Authority, to which the Agency was not a party (Interlocutory Appeal No. 1905505 – SP). […]
Aprovada permissão definitiva para entrega remota de medicamentos controlados
A Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (“Anvisa”), por ocasião da Reunião Ordinária Pública (“ROP”) de 30.08.2023, aprovou a proposta que visa tornar definitiva a entrega remota de medicamentos sujeitos a controle especial, também chamados de medicamentos controlados, lembrando que inicialmente tal medida havia sido adotada de forma temporária para atendimento de necessidades enfrentadas no contexto […]
5 anos da LGPD: confira os 5 temas que foram destaque em Privacidade e Proteção de Dados no Brasil
14/8/2023 A Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) já completa seus 5 anos de existência e os direitos fundamentais de liberdade e privacidade das pessoas naturais no Brasil passaram a ser defendidos de maneira mais específica e restritiva. Para comemorar mais um ano de LGPD, nossa equipe de Privacidade e Proteção de Dados preparou […]
STJ rules that there is no preclusion of the adjudication of the seized property
The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has established a doctrine stating that the creditor’s right to request the adjudication of a seized property does not expire until the property is sold. The decision was made in the Special Appeal No. 2.041.861 – SP, in which, after the proceedings for the judicial auction of the seized […]
Effects and changes of the new tax reform
On July 7, 2023, the Chamber of Deputies approved the Tax Reform provided for by the Proposed Constitutional Amendment (‘PEC’) No. 45/19, following for approval in the Federal Senate. The vote took place in two rounds, with 382 votes in favor of PEC 45/19 and 118 votes against. In the second round, there were 375 […]
