On June 4, the Special Court of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) authorized, in a specific case, the increase of the rent amount due to the valuation of the leased property resulting from improvements made by tenant with the acknowledgement of landlord. Prior jurisprudence of the STJ used to understand that increase of the […]
The president of the Superior Labor Court (TST) and Superior Council of Labor Justice (CSJT), Justice Maria Cristina Peduzzi, and Justice Aloysio Corrêa da Veiga (Head of Labor Court’s Internal Affairs), signed on May 29th, the joint act TST.CSJT.CGJT n. 1/2020, providing for new rules for the use of insurance bond in replacement to the […]
The Environmental Protection Agency of the State of São Paulo (CETESB) published Board Decision No. 55/2020/P with new regulation applicable to sanctioning administrative procedures. Please find below some of the main changes: Granting of discounts: in case of fines, the violator might obtain the following discount options in order to terminate the procedure:a) 30% in case […]
A reminder that until the end of June (June 30, 2020) is the legal term for companies that receive foreign investment and have assets or net equity equal to or greater than BRL 250,000,000.00 (two hundred fifty million Reais) to comply with the Declaration of Economic and Financial Information by submitting their financial data, related to the base-date […]
On 11 May 2020, the municipality of Rio de Janeiro reopened its tax amnesty program called “Concilia Rio.” The program was created through Law # 5.854/2015 and offers taxpayers the possibility to renegotiate their municipal tax debts, including but not limited to services tax (“ISS”), real state tax (”IPTU”) debts, whether registered or not on […]
ANVISA published (May 28) the Resolution RDC No. 392/2020 for defining extraordinary and temporary criteria and procedures for flexing certain specific requirements applicable to the Good Manufacturing Practices and Import of Pharmaceutical Inputs, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the RDC, exceptional and temporally, manufacturers and importers of drugs and pharmaceutical inputs may disregard […]
Yesterday, the Government of the State of São Paulo announced the extension of the quarantine for another 15 days, with progressive flexibilization considering the characteristics of each location. Other states have been following the same path in the pursuit of a gradual resumption of economic activity. In line with the initial reopening movement and in […]
On May 26, 2020, the Rio de Janeiro State enacted Resolution PGE/RJ nº 4.547/20, in order to regulate Decree nº 46.982/20, which in its turn extended the deadline for payment of installments of tax debts carried out by taxpayers resulting from debts with the State Attorney General´s Office. According to the Resolution, the installments […]
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the following updates in the Electronic Official Bulletin No. 2577, of May 26, 2020: I. As of June 1, 2020, all deadlines for processing administrative procedures will be resumed, without further extensions. II. The remote working for public officers and collaborators was extended, aiming at their safety […]
