Legal alerts

On February 2, 2022, the House of Representatives approved Bill No. 130/2020, that among its provisions prohibits the dissemination of photos or videos of serious traffic violations, of conducts that jeopardize individual or third parties’ safety in traffic or that constitute traffic crimes, as established in the Brazilian Traffic Code (Law No. 9.503/97). According to the […]

In brief The Federal Government has enacted Federal Decree no. 10,946/2022, which establishes and regulates the guidelines for energy generation in offshore projects, particularly with regard to the use of maritime space and the exploitation of natural resources. With the publication of the Decree and according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (Ministério de […]

In brief Decree No. 10.935/2022, which provides rules regarding the protection of natural underground cavities existing in the national territory and revokes Decree No. 99.556 of 1 October 1990, was published on 12 January 2022 (“Decree“). More details In short, the Decree provides more lenient measures for exploring natural underground cavities, which has triggered protests […]

In brief On Jan 25, 2022, Ordinance MTP/MS No. 14 was published in the Official Gazette triggering important changes in the measures that must be observed by employers for the prevention of infection by COVID19 in the workplace. More details Among the changes brought by such Ordinance, there are new and expanded definitions of the […]

Summary On January 25, 2022, Transparency International released the Corruption Perceptions Index (IPC) for 2021, which presents the perception of global market about corruption in the public sector. The IPC ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of corruption, presenting the results on a scale from 0 (most corrupt) to […]

A reminder that until the end of March is the legal term for all the companies that receive foreign investment comply with the Statement of Economic and Financial Information, submitting their financial data for the base date of December 31, 2021, in the Central Bank’s System, as per Resolution No. 3,844, of March 23, 2010, of the […]

In brief Federal decree No. 10.936/2022, which regulates the National Solid Waste Policy, was published on 13 January 2022, revoking the previous regulation established by federal decree No. 7.404/2010 and federal decree No. 9.177/2017, which dealt with isonomy in reverse logistics as well as other provisions. More details The new regulation institutes the Nacional Reverse […]

In brief In late 2021, the president of Brazil enacted Law No. 14,286, which establishes the New Brazilian Foreign Exchange Framework. Among several innovations, which will be addressed in a specific e-Alert, the Law met an old demand from the infrastructure sector: the possibility of stipulating payment in foreign currency for certain agreements executed between […]

In brief The president of Brazil enacted, with vetoes, Law No. 14,300, which establishes the legal framework for distributed generation, providing and consolidating rules for consumers to generate their own energy, especially the new tariff rules and a transition period for existing projects. More details The distributed generation model was established by the National Power […]