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On yesterday’s judgment (08.04.2020), by majority vote, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) ruled on the Extraordinary Appeal 567,967 – leading case – an important tax thesis by recognizing the unconstitutionality of the levy of social security contributions upon payments made as maternity leave wages, as provided in art. 28, §2 and §9, “a”, of Law 8,212/91. According to the vote […]

State Decree No. 55,374/2020 which establishes new regulation for the ascertainment of infractions to the environment and their administrative procedures in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, was published on July 23, 2020. The new Decree revoked State Decree No. 53,202/2016 and the new rules will come into force 60 (sixty) days after the […]

The Brazilian National Health of Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published on July 29, 2020 the Resolution RDC No. 406/2020 and Normative Instruction – IN No. 63/2020 in order to update the regulations on pharmacovigilance. The new regulatory framework is the result of an extensive discussion between ANVISA and the industry through public consultations.  Both RDC No. […]

The Minister of State for Infrastructure, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, signed, last Friday (07/24), Ordinance No. 102, which institutes the “Infra + Integrity” seal. The certification is intended to reward companies that operate in the land transport infrastructure sector and that are known to develop good governance and integrity practices, demonstrating their commitment to transparency […]

On July 27, 2020, the foreign trade secretary enacted SECEX Ordinance # 44/2020, ruling on the authorization and use of drawback customs regimes, revoking the former drawback provisions contained in SECEX Ordinance # 23/2011, which consolidates foreign trade and customs operations. SECEX Ordinance # 44/2020 rules on drawback regimes granted after it entered into full […]

The Brazilian Government submitted on Tuesday (July 21) to the National Congress a bill of law that creates the Social Contribution on Operations with Goods and Services (CBS). CBS shall replace PIS-payroll. as well as PIS/ OFINS on revenues and PIS/COFINS on imports. The unification of PIS and COFINS is the first part of a […]

The Ministry of Economy, Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC) informed on the SISCOSERV page (in the Federal Revenue’s E-CAC) that the system was deactivated from 7/11/2020 and that additional information can be obtained at two electronic addresses available on the website.   In spite of that, the legislation related to SISCOSERV continues to be […]

The Rio de Janeiro State enacted yesterday State Law # 8,926/2020, prohibiting the creation of ICMS (state VAT) tax incentives through infralegal rules (e.g. executive branch decrees or state treasury office resolutions). State Law # 8,926/2020 states that ICMS tax incentives must be created through acts originated from the Legislative Branch (e.g. a law on […]

On 8 July 2020, the Chamber of Deputies approved the Nagoya Protocol, an international agreement supplementary to the Convention on Biological Diversity that creates incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources. It strengths the contribution of the biodiversity to the environmental development. Now, the Senate will analyze to approve the bill. The […]