Please be advised that, on September 30 2020 (Thursday), the Social Security Department website released on the Internet, the new “Accident Prevention Factor” (“FAP”) rate for each company, which will have a direct impact on company’s payroll social contributions for the year 2022. FAP is a multiplication factor – that varies from 0,5 to 2,0 […]
On September 21, 2021, the Rio de Janeiro State Governor issued Decrees 47,767 and 47,768, ruling on the special tax treatment granted to legal entities or legal entities consortia developed or intend to develop power plant projects in the State. These incentives are summarized below: Decree 47,767 – Law 9.214/21 – Power Plant Projects Decree […]
In brief On 15 September 2021, after public consultations were processed, the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB, initials in Portuguese) released six new rules regulating the social, environmental and climate risks in the National Financial System, which will come into force in 2022. The standards deal with the regulation of the Social, Environmental and Climate […]
In brief Bill of Law No. 2058/2021 (“BL”), initiated by the Chamber of Deputies, in 06/07/2021, proposes amendments to the recent and controversial Law No. 14.151/2021, which deals with the removal of pregnant employees from on-site work during the public health emergency of national importance due to the new coronavirus. The BL specifically regulates (i) […]
After public consultation, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) issued Ordinance No. 37/2021, published in the Electronic Official Bulletin No. 2646, of September 21, 2021, authorizing the registration of position marks as of October 1, 2021. According to the BPTO’s definition in the ordinance, position marks eligible to registration are those formed by a “distinctive […]
In brief The Brazilian Federal Senate received for consideration the Bill of Law of the Income Tax Reform (PL 2337/2021) approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 09/02/2021. The Brazilian Federal Senate received for analysis and voting the Bill of Law of the Income Tax Reform (PL 2337/2021) approved by the Chamber of Deputies on […]
On September 14, 2021, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved Draft Bill No. 2,110/2019, which included article 15-A in the IPI legislation (Law no. 4.502/1964), to determine that the concept of “locality” for purposes of minimum taxable basis should be the current price in the municipality where the sender’s establishment is located. This bill has been […]
President Jair Bolsonaro signed Provisional Measure (“PM”) No. 1.068/2021 on 09/06/2021, amending the Brazilian Internet Legal Framework, which regulates the use of the internet in Brazil. The PM does not apply to messaging and mobile commerce apps, establishes “rights and guarantees” for users of social networks and defines rules for content moderation. The current general rule […]
In Brief The municipality of Rio de Janeiro published Law No. 7,023/2021, which establishes the Municipal Consumer Code (“Code“). More details The Code aims to define regulations regarding consumers’ defense and protection within the local sphere by defining the rules that must be observed in consumer relations. According to the new law, the Municipal Policy […]
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