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On April 30th, 2020, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) ruled unconstitutional State Law No. 10995/2001 of the State of São Paulo. The law disposes about conditions for installing mobile phone antennas. According to STF, the law violates the subsidiarity principle since the Federal Union has the competence to legislate about telecommunications and the National Telecommunications […]

Brazilian President published Provisional Measure # 959 yesterday, April 29, postponing the effective date of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/18 – “LGPD”). As a result, the new effective date of the Law is May 3, 2021. The Provisional Measure has immediate effects, but it must be reviewed and confirmed by Congress […]

Aligned with our mission and values in relation to this atypical situation that we are facing together, we are pleased to announce the extension of our campaign to combat the impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak in Brazil. Our action, entitled “Fighting on all fronts”, now reaches the social level, reinforcing our commitment to customers, employees, […]

During a video conference session held on April 29, 2020, the plenary of the Supreme Court suspended, by majority of votes, the effectiveness of Article 29 of Executive Order n. 927/20, issued as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. Referred to article provided that potential COVID-19 contamination cases should not be deemed as working diseases, […]

On April 28, 2020 the Administrative Department of the Courts of the State of São Paulo enacted a ruling (“Provimento CG No. 12/2020”), which authorizes and regulates the practice of notary acts by electronic means. In view of the restrictions on activities and travels ordered by governmental authorities seeking to minimize the effects of the […]

The Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has adopted measures to ensure continued telecommunications services, which have been classified as essential services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Accordingly, Anatel has simplified the procedures for certifying telecommunication devices and equipment, and will attempt to issue certificates within 10 days after receiving the request for certification (to the extent no […]

On April 28, 2020, the Brazilian Federal Revenue (“RFB”) published Normative Ruling No. 1,942/2020, modifying and including certain provisions to Normative Ruling No. 1,700/2017, in order to provide some guidelines for the application and calculation of the Social Contribution on Net Profit (“CSLL”), based on specific rates, by financial institutions and development agencies, considering the […]

On April 27, 2020, the Brazilian National Oil and Gas Agency (“ANP”) published Resolution No. 817/2020 (“Resolution”), which will come into force on May 4, 2020. It provides for the decommissioning of oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities, the procedure for relinquishing areas to the ANP (and inclusion of such areas in the […]

Following the actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has just published an update regarding deadline extension in the Electronic Official Bulletin No. 2573, of April 28, 2020. The temporary suspension of all deadlines (previously covering the time period from March 16, 2020 to April 30, 2020) has […]