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The use of alternative means of controversies by the Public Authorities
Articles - 10 May, 2017
Access to justice is a fundamental right[1] enshrined in the Brazilian Federal Constitution. For this purpose, we have two instruments: the Law and the Judiciary Branch. The first operates as mecha...
Foreign Investments in a crisis scenario
Articles - 28 December, 2015
Although Brazil is currently experiencing a time of economic concern and political instability, currency devaluation has encouraged trade relations between foreign investors and Brazilian target co...
Attention to Ambush Marketing should increase in the upcoming months.
Articles - 17 December, 2015
In 2016, Brazil, more precisely the city of Rio de Janeiro, will host the Olympic Games. The owners of the exclusive rights for the commercial use and disclosure of official symbols of the Olympic...
Timesharing and fractional ownership in Brazil
Articles - 30 June, 2015
Although these institutes are not very diffused in Brazil, timesharing and fractional ownership are institutes that date back to the 1960s. In a post-war scenario and before an economic crisis, tim...
Foreign investments in portfolio and programs of “Depositary Receipsts” under the guida...
Articles - 30 June, 2015
Resolution nº 4.373 of 29 September 2014 (Resolution Nº 4.373/2014) edited by the National Monetary Council (CMN), and made public by the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN), applies to investments in c...
Exchange of information, benchmarking and competition
Articles - 29 June, 2015
Because of entrepreneurial dynamism, companies frequently seek to improve their management tools in order to improve their performance and reduce their costs. Therefore, market agents make use of s...
The minutes for account approval and the recent announcement of the obligation of the p...
Articles - 18 May, 2015
      The limited liability companies and the stock corporations shall be aware of their obligation to call a quotaholders meeting or an annual general meeting in order to proceed with the analysis...
Pratical consequences of the Federal Supreme Court’s decision that authorized the capit...
Articles - 30 March, 2015
As already widely reported by the national press, the full brench of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) maintained the validity of the Provisional Presidential Decree (MP) nº. 1963/2000, which allows ...
Legislative Bill aims to inhibit practice of cybersquatting
Articles - 29 December, 2014
Admirable for breaking any physical barrier, the advent of the Internet still surprises for the lack of regulation and for decentralization in the operation of its control by the Government. With i...
The Federal Justice is the competent jurisdiction to enter jugdment concerning writ of ...
Articles - 24 October, 2014
 The Federal Supreme Court (STF) reaffirmed court precedents in the sense that the Federal Justice is the competent jurisdiction to preside over and decide matters concerning writ of mandamus again...
New International Treaty between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the French Repub...
Articles - 24 October, 2014
On September 1st2014, Brazil promulgatedthe Decree nº 8.300/2014, bringing into force the Agreement on Social Security and Welfare signed with France. From now on, about seventy-seven thousand Braz...
Lawsuits against federal regulatory agencies may be filed anywhere in the country
Articles - 24 October, 2014
Lawsuits against federal regulatory agencies, from now on, may be filed in the plaintiff’s domicile, or where the act or fact that gave cause to the claimtook place or even where the disputed thing...
Changes in the Brazilian Public Bidding Procedure “Registro de Preços”: Resettlement of...
Articles - 24 October, 2014
Recently, Normative Instruction nº 6 of the Logistic and Technology Information Office of the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management was published to regulate the Decree nº 7.892/13 (Regulatio...
Foreign currency: the increase in the limit value for simplified sales transactions
Articles - 18 August, 2014
After it was signed into Law by the President of Brazil, Act 13.017/2014 was then published on 22 July 2014 The abovementioned Act increases the limit value for foreign exchange transactions dismis...
The outsourcing of health services in Brazil
Articles - 18 August, 2014
Since the promulgation of the Republic’s Federal Constitution, in 1998, the Democratic State of Brazilian Law has been constantly mutating. In this scenario, new private participation model in the ...
Controversial issues about calculation methods in transfer pricing
Articles - 28 July, 2014
1 INTRODUCTION The OCDE ’s orientations about transfer pricing have brought several measures to the international scope to avoid tax evasion on the international tax scenario, indicating procedure...
Reverse logistics: opportunities and risks for the competitiveness of enterprises in en...
Articles - 06 July, 2014
Our current production system is based on the use and processing of raw materials into finished/ marketed goods, generating tangible and / or intangible benefits to those who consume them. And the ...
The Supreme Court of Justice of Brazil confirmed the competence of the Central Bank to ...
Articles - 01 July, 2014
A monocratic decision, pronounced on June 6th and published on June 27th by the Chief Justice José Antônio Dias Toffoli, of the Supreme Court of Justice of Brazil (Supremo Tribunal Federal), has re...
The new Brazilian Anti-Corruption Act
Articles - 17 June, 2014
Used as a political instrument by the Brazilian Federal Government in response to the popular protests that happened in mid-2013, the Act nº 12.846, of 1st August 2013, entitled as “Anti-Corruption...
Brazil simplifies the procedure for visas issues during the FIFA World Cup 2014
Articles - 12 June, 2014
In 2014, Brazil will host for the second time, the second largest sport event in the world, the FIFA World Cup (only behind the Olympic Games), which will happen from June 12 to July 13, 2014. In o...
The Federal Accounting Court decides it is illegal fixing of ‘minimum quantitative’ in ...
Articles - 11 June, 2014
The Brazilian Federal Accounting Court (TCU) rendered two decisions in the sense that it is possible to require evidence of professional and technical capacity of bidders, in order to prevent the a...
The lack of a definition for the term “input” for PIS and COFINS credits. A multiplicit...
Articles - 10 June, 2014
   It is known that Acts n. 10.637/02 and n.10.865/04 authorize legal entities to opt for non-cumulative regimes in order to deduct PIS and COFINS (social contributions) credits derived from the ac...
The new brazilian Anti-Corruption Act
Articles - 02 June, 2014
Used as a political instrument by the Brazilian Federal Government in response to the popular proteststhat happened in mid-2013, the Act nº 12.846, of 1st August 2013, entitled as “Anti-Corruption ...
The automatic renewal clause and the social function of the contract
Articles - 13 December, 2013
The contract is a legal transaction defined by the willingness of all parties involved, who are responsible for establishing the parameters which will guide such agreement. Since it is a legal rela...
The new Anti-Corruption Law: strict liability of companies and the encouragement of com...
Articles - 21 October, 2013
The Law N. 12.846/2013 was sanctioned on August 1st. The law will take effect within 180 (one hundred eighty) days from the date of its publication, on August 2, 2013.The aforementioned Law provide...
The Payment of social capital quota of a limited company by property
Articles - 15 October, 2012
These article aims to show briefly some importante points about the payment of social capital quota of a limited company by property. Key-Words: Limited Company. Social Capital. Subscription. Paym...
The inertia of the creditor and its consequences
Articles - 15 October, 2012
The non-exercise of rights established in the contract by not foreseeing immediate losses generated by the inertia of action is business practice in Brazil. However, contracting parties should be a...
Visa for unmarried partners
Articles - 14 August, 2012
In Brazil, foreigners who depend or are partners of a Brazilian citizen or of a foreigner older than 21 holding a Brazilian temporary or permanent visa can apply for the “family reunion” visa or th...
Real Estate Acquisition – Cautions Required
Articles - 14 August, 2012
The acquisition of a property must be carefully performed in order to protect the buyer from potential problems that may cause him financial prejudice and psychological frustrations. Thus, it is im...
The Statutory Director of a Company as an employee under CLT contract
Articles - 04 August, 2012
The question about the possibility to hold the position of a Director hired under employment regime (CLT) is controversial. Indeed, the subject implicates different areas of law such as commercial ...
May legal entities own the new limited liability sole proprietorships (“EIRELI”)?
Articles - 05 July, 2012
Federal Law No. 12.441/11, recently issued, included the article 980-A in the Brazilian Civil Code to create the Empresa Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (“EIRELI”). The EIRELI consists of a...
French and other foreigners can be exempt from the obligation of security before Brazil...
Articles - 31 May, 2012
The Brazilian law requires that foreigners who do not possess real property within Brazil, when filing a lawsuit, provide security, whether in cash or in personal assets, in order to support eventu...
Law Project nº 3.937/04 – New Competition Defense Law
Articles - 02 April, 2012
The Brazilian Competition Defense System is presently regulated by Law nº 8,884/1994, which deals with the entities composing the competition system and their respective jurisdictions, as well as r...
Internship, Training and Exchange Program Policy for foreigners in Brazil
Articles - 27 February, 2012
The present paper aims at briefly presenting the relevant points for the granting of visa for foreigners that intend to enter into the Brazilian territory for Training, Exchange and/or Professional...
A preferência a bens e serviços nacionais nas licitações públicas
Articles - 01 February, 2012
A Lei Federal n° 12.349/2010, publicada em 16 de dezembro de 2010, incluiu expressamente no art. 3º da Lei nº 8.666/93 a “promoção do desenvolvimento nacional sustentável” dentre as finalidades pre...

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