Provisional Measure no. 1.040/21 and the plural vote
8/6/2021 Recently, the Federal Senate approved, with amendments, Provisional Measure no. 1,040/2021, known as the Measure for the modernization of the business environment in Brazil, which, according to the Explanatory Memorandum, has the purpose of “improving the business environment in Brazil, as well as positively impacting the country’s position in the general classification of the […]
LGPD in labor relations
8/3/2021 The General Data Protection Law – LGPD (No. 13.709/18) entered into force on September 18, 2020, but administrative sanctions (applied by the National Data Protection Agency – ANPD) will take effect from August/2021 on – and apply to all private and public companies. Despite the administrative sanctions being applied only from this month, this […]
Rapporteur of the 2nd Phase of the Brazilian Tax Reform proposes changes to the Bill No. 2337 / 2021
8/3/2021 On July 13, 2021, Federal Representative Celso Sabino (PSDB-PA), rapporteur of Bill No. 2337 / 2021, which marks the 2nd phase of the reform of the Brazilian Tax System, submitted a proposed substitute text to the original draft submitted by the Federal Government to the National Congress, promoting some substantial changes, mainly due to […]
Uso compassivo de Dispositivos Médicos é tema de Consulta Pública
30/7/2021 A Anvisa submeteu à sociedade, por meio da Consulta Pública n° 1049, de 27 de maio de 2021, uma proposta de Resolução da Diretoria Colegiada (RDC) sobre o Uso Compassivo de Dispositivos Médicos, com contribuições recebidas até 23 d ejulho. Vale destacar que o uso compassivo tratado pela Resolução é novidade no país, tendo […]
Decision dismissed the duty to indemnify, if the construction company is not to blame for the delay in the property’s delivery
7/30/2021 In a decision published on 06/25/2021, the 11th Civil Chamber of the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro upheld a sentence that rejected the indemnity for moral damages and damages to property, by lack of proof that the second delay in the delivery of the property resulted from the construction company’s faulty conduct. […]
Dispute boards: the future of public contracts
8/2/2021 In late June, the Brazilian Senate approved Bill No. 206/2018[1], drafted by Senator Antonio Anastasia (PSD-MG), which provides for the creation of dispute boards in contracts celebrated by the Union, States, Federal District, and Municipalities. Dispute boards are a dispute resolution method, in which a committee of experts is formed to resolve controversies arisen […]
