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Following the ruling issued on June 8, 2022, which determined that collective terminations require union involvement, Brazil’s Supreme Court has today (April 25, 2023) published a new decision clarifying that such requirement applies to collective terminations implemented after June 14, 2022. The Supreme Court’s precedent states that “prior union intervention is an essential procedural requirement for the […]

In brief Last Wednesday, 19 April, the European Parliament approved a new law that prohibits the importation of commodities originating from the Americas, Asia and Africa that are related to deforested and degraded areas. The main goal is to ban products that have in any way contributed to deforestation from the European market, combatting climate […]

In brief  The Rio de Janeiro State Revenue has recently modified its interpretation regarding the collection of the Fund to Fight Against Poverty (“Fundo Estadual de Combate à Pobreza – FECP”) additional over transactions with communication services and power supply. This change impacts taxpayers engaged in the performance of corporate network services, among others. In […]

In brief Per new Normative Rule 2,139, labor lawsuits will only need to be reported in the eSocial system as of July of 2023. In more detail  Based on the information based available so far about this matter, it is possible to understand that companies will not be required to include all ongoing labor lawsuits, but […]

In brief Justice Secretary Flavio Dino issued, on 04/12, an ordinance that makes it possible to hold digital platforms accountable for the dissemination of content that promotes violence in schools. In more detail The document sets forth specific obligations to platforms, such as the immediate removal of certain content after a request from the competent […]

In brief On 4 April 2023, the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services published Ordinance GM/MDIC No. 69/2023 (“Ordinance“), establishing the Seal of Good Regulatory Practices (“Seal“). This initiative is in line with the best environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices and aims to recognize infralegal normative acts in line with best national and […]

In brief On March 31, 2023, Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, issued Provisional Measure no. 1,167, postponing the definitive replacement of the 1993 Public Procurement Law (8,666/1993) for the New Public Procurement Law (14,133/2021) until December 30, 2023. Although the New Public Procurement Law has been in effect since April 1, 2021, its application would […]

In brief On March 28, the Brazilian Secretariat of Foreign Trade (“SECEX”), through the Ordinance No. 10, dated of March 27, 2023, opened a sunset review concerning the antidumping duty in force against Brazilian imports of metallic magnesium from Russia. At the end of the review, the current antidumping duty may have its term extended for […]

In brief State Decree No. 38.140/2023 (“Decree“) was published earlier this month (March, 6th 2023). It establishes the general regulations for the take-back system in the state of Maranhão. In summary, this Decree establishes the obligations and rules for structuring and implementing take-back systems for the products it specifies. More details The Decree establishes guidelines […]