Today, April 19, 2021, the Special Secretariat for Social Security and Labor published Ordinance No. 4,334, with new rules regarding the Working Injury Communication (CAT). As of June 8, 2021, CAT will be exclusively electronic, with no more hard copy forms to be filed. Employers should use the eSocial system for this communication. The other authorized parties to issue […]
In brief The Ministry of the Environment, IBAMA and ICMBIO published Joint Normative Instruction (INC) MMA/IBAMA/ICMBio nº 1 of 2021, published in the Federal Official Gazette last Wednesday (April 4), which updated the rules regarding the federal administrative proceedure for administrative infractions related to due harmful conducts and activities to the environment. More details In […]
After the ruling session concluded last Monday (4.12.2021), the Supreme Court ruled by majority (9×2) that the Federal Court of Accounts is not allowed to review the constitutionality of laws and normative acts in Brazil. With that in consideration, the Court surpassed the Precedent 347, edited in 1963, that previously authorized this type of review […]
In brief On April 7, 2021, a new Public was launched by the Central Bank of Brazil, aiming to improve the rules of social, environmental, and climate risks management, as well as the requirements regarding the Policy of Social, Environmental and Climate Responsibility. Determinations The consultation are based on two regulatory proposals: Social, Environmental, and […]
In brief On April 8th 2021, the National Consumer Secretariat (“SENACON”) issued Ordinance No. 12/2021, which determines that specific companies must proceed with its registration in the conflict resolution platform “consumidor.gov.br” within 30 (thirty) consecutive days. The Ordinance already came into force. Determinations The companies that must proceed with the registration are the following: 1. […]
Brazilian government is offering 2,762 research and mining areas On March 31, 2021, the Brazilian Mining Agency (ANM) launched the Tender Protocol for the 3rd Round of Available Areas, in which 2,762 research and mining areas are being offered. The areas available may be consulted here and they can be filtered by location, size of […]
On April 5, 2021, the Secretariat of the Amazon and Environmental Services of the Environmental Ministry (MMA) enacted the Technical Note No. 353/2021. The Technical Note elaborates on the implementation of the Forest+ Carbon program and discloses the Brazilian Government position regarding to the implementation of Article 6 of the Agreement Paris, which addresses market […]
On April 1st, 2021, the New Public Procurement General Law was published – Law nº 14,133/2021 -, which substitutes Law nº 8,666/1993 (“New Public Procurement Law“). The Brazilian President has vetoed 26 items of the bill approved by the National Congress. After much expectation the New Public Procurement Law was published, substituting Law nº 8,666/1993, […]
The State Court of Appeals of São Paulo has recently decided that creditors cannot try to collect amounts from the guarantors of a company that is under judicial reorganization. Until then, that Court understood that guarantees could not be reduced or released based on the filing of judicial reorganization lawsuits, unless the creditor who held […]
