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On September 14, 2021, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved Draft Bill No. 2,110/2019, which included article 15-A in the IPI legislation (Law no. 4.502/1964), to determine that the concept of “locality” for purposes of minimum taxable basis should be the current price in the municipality where the sender’s establishment is located. This bill has been […]

President Jair Bolsonaro signed Provisional Measure (“PM”) No. 1.068/2021 on 09/06/2021, amending the Brazilian Internet Legal Framework, which regulates the use of the internet in Brazil. The PM does not apply to messaging and mobile commerce apps, establishes “rights and guarantees” for users of social networks and defines rules for content moderation. The current general rule […]

In Brief The municipality of Rio de Janeiro published Law No. 7,023/2021, which establishes the Municipal Consumer Code (“Code“). More details The Code aims to define regulations regarding consumers’ defense and protection within the local sphere by defining the rules that must be observed in consumer relations. According to the new law, the Municipal Policy […]

A reminder that the end of September (September 30, 2021) is the legal term for companies that receive foreign investment that have Assets or Equity exceeding two hundred and fifty million reais (R$250,000,000.00) to comply with the Declaration of Economic and Financial Information by submitting their financial data, related to the base-date of June 30, […]

Due to pandemic and social distancing, employer and employees are making use of Apps for communication regarding changes in the work routine and even termination of the employment agreement. Due to that, many lawsuits were filed before Labor Courts challenging the use of communication Apps for these purposes.  The trend of the Courts is to […]

In Brief The Ministry of the Environment enacted Ordinance nº 414 of 2021, published in the Federal Official Gazette on 2 September 2021. The new ordinance institutes the Forest+ Bioeconomy modality, within the scope of Ordinance MMA nº 288 of 2020, which created the National Payment Program for Environmental Services – Forest+. More Details According […]

The Provisional Measure No. 1.067/2021 (“Measure”) was issued today (September 03) in the Union’s Official Gazette, aiming to improve the agility and efficiency of the incorporation process of drugs by the Brazilian Agency of Supplementary Health (“ANS”) for health plans. The Measure amends Law No. 9.656/1998, which regulates private health care plans and insurance. Below […]

In brief On 09/02/2021, the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill of Law 2,337/2021 (PL 2337/2021), which relates to the tax reform of the Income Tax and the Social Contribution on Net Profits. The legislative house confirmed by phone that the consolidated and final text of PL 2337/2021 has not yet been officially […]

In Brief  Today Brazil’s President enacted Law n. 14.200/21 (former bill n. 12/21), which regulates compulsory licensing for patents and patent applications in cases of a declaration of national or international emergency, public interest or public calamity. The new legislation is one of the several recent developments affecting Brazil’s landscape on pharmaceutical patents, after the […]