On Thursday (06/18/2020), the Executive Branch of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro published Municipal Decree No. 47,538, which institutes “Anticorrupção Carioca”, an anticorruption reporting channel. According to the decree, the service aims to allow citizens of Rio de Janeiro to report any acts of misconduct, corruption, fraud, bribery and embezzlement of resources, as well […]
Due to the economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of Covid-19, the Office of the Attorney-General of the National Treasury enacted Ordinance No. 14,402/2020, in effect since 17th of June 2020, setting forth the special tax settlement for outstanding federal debts. The period for enrolling to the program is from the 1st of July 2020 […]
The Senate unanimously approved on this last Tuesday (06/16/20) the Provisional Measure 936/2020, which allows the suspension of the employment contract and the proportional reduction of hours and wages, as well as bring some relevant changes to the Profit Sharing (PLR) legislation. The measure affects workers in the private sector. In the report in favor […]
Due to the recent economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), on June 17th, 2020, the Ministry of the Economy issued the Ordinance no. 245/2020 postponing the deadline for the payment of the following federal taxes: The Ordinance 245/2020 has a wording similar to Ordinances 139 and 150, which postponed the deadlines for payment […]
After the approval by the Legislative Assembly on June 10, 2020, the Rio de Janeiro State Governor signed Law # 8.890/20, incorporating CONFAZ ICMS Agreement (“Convenio”) # 03/18, as amended by CONFAZ ICMS Agreement (“Convênio”) # 220/19, into local law. The Law was published on June 15, 2020, entering into force immediately, and producing […]
Law # 14,010/20, which establishes transitional rules for private law relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic, was published today. It postpones the effective date of articles 52, 53, and 54 of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) to August 1st, 2021. These articles establish administrative sanctions that may be applied by the Brazilian Data Protection […]
Em votação finalizada no dia 10 de junho de 2020, a Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro aprovou o Projeto de Lei n.º 1.771/19, que internaliza à legislação fluminense o Convênio CONFAZ n.º 03/18, com as alterações promovidas pelo Convênio CONFAZ n.º 220/19. O Projeto de Lei ainda precisará passar pela sanção formal […]
We are delighted to share the news that Trench Rossi Watanabe won the Exame Diversity Guide award for the second consecutive year. In the previous year, we were the best in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) category. This year, we won as the Best Company in Legal Services (new category included this year). We […]
The Federal Decree No. 10,388/2020, which regulates the take-back system for medicines nationwide, was published last Friday (June 5th, 2020) on an extra edition of the Federal Official Gazette. The regulation will come into force a hundred and eighty (180) days after its publication. The system will cover the structuring, implementation and operationalization of the […]
