Yesterday, April 1, 2020, the Government enacted Executive Order no. 936 to implement the Emergency Employment and Income Preservation Benefit (Emergency Benefit) to guarantee employee jobs and income and also regulate additional labor measures for dealing with the state of public calamity and international public health emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The purpose of […]
The Legislative Assembly of the state of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj) approved, by 42 votes in favor and five against, legislative decree #30/20, suspending the effects of Executive Decree #46.944/20, published last Tuesday. Alerj justified the suspension on the basis that the granting of incentives for thermoelectric generation should have been done through law and […]
Today the National Consumer Secretariat (“SENACON”) issued the Ordinance No. 15/2020, which determines that the following cmpanies shall proceed with the registration of companies on the platform consumidor.gov.brwithin 30 (thirty) days: Companies with national or regional operations in sectors that involve public services and essential activities, according to the definitions provided by the Federal Decree No. […]
Provisional Measure – PM No. 932/2020 – 50% reduction on tax rates applicable for contributions due to Third Parties for 3 months (Covid-19 – “Sistema S”) The legislation determines the levy of Social Security Contributions and Social Contributions due to Third Parties upon the total compensation paid to the employees. In general, the contributions due […]
On March 30, 2020, Provisional Measure No. 931 (“MP 931”) was published, which amends provisions of Law No. 10,406, of January 10, 2002, as amended (“Brazilian Civil Code”), of Law No. 6,404, of December 15, 1976, as amended (“Brazilian Corporate Law”) and Law No. 5,764, of December 16, 1971, as amended (“Law 5,764/71”), due to […]
Earlier today, March 27, the president of the Brazilian Central Bank announced an emergency line of credit of 40 billion reais, to assist small and medium size companies with annual invoicing ranging from 360,000 reais to 10,000,000 reais. This measure is issued with the specific purpose of paying the salaries of the employees of these […]
In compliance with human dignity and the right to access fuel and gas supply, the State of Rio de Janeiro has enacted special Decree n° 47.002/2020 authorizing the maintenance of O&G industry onshore activities during the state of public calamity in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Note that despite this authorization, any public gathering to perform […]
On March 23, 2020, the Provisional Measure (PM). No. 928, was enacted in the Official Gazette. The PM amends the Federal Law No. 13979 published on February 6, 2020, which provides for measures to deal with the public health emergency resulting from the calamity caused by the coronavirus. (Covid-19) According to MP 928, as long […]
The Brazilian Federal Environmental Protection Agency (IBAMA) published Normative Instruction No. 12, on 26 March 2020, establishing that the deadline to file the Annual Activities Report (RAPP), which is an obligation related to the Federal Registry of Potentially Pollutant Activities that Use Natural Resources (CTF/APP), for the year of 2019, has been extended. The new […]
