We are pleased to announce the hiring of Cristina de Freitas Bueno and Vitor Jabbur Stern as the new partners of Trench Rossi Watanabe in the Transactional Practice Group. Cristina and Vitor, operating from the São Paulo office, will focus their efforts on the M&A and Private Equity areas, which are central pillars of our […]
In brief The Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“ANPD“) published the Resolution CD/ANPD No. 19, which creates the procedures and rules for recognizing the suitability of other countries or international bodies to carry out international personal data transfer operations – the “Regulation“, as well as approving the standard contractual clauses that may be used by processing […]
In brief SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade) initiated a new antidumping investigation against Brazilian imports of Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Products from China on 19 August 2024. The products are commonly classified under the NCM codes 7209.15.00, 7209.16.00, 7209.17.00, 7209.18.00, 7209.25.00, 7209.26.00, 7209.27.00, 7209.28.00, 7209.90.00, 7211.23.00, 7211.29.10, 7211.29.20, 7225.19.00, 7225.50.90, 7226.19.00, and 7226.92.00. Cold-Rolled […]
In a nutshell On July 30, 2024, the National Consumer Secretariat (“SENACON”) published Technical Note No. 2/2024/Gab-DPDC/DPDC/SENACON/MJ, providing for the Ads Quality Criteria and Data Quality Criteria, as transparency parameters to be adopted and complied with by digital platforms in Brazil. More details SENACON’s recent Technical Note established transparency criteria applicable to platforms, mentioning the […]
Summary On 2 August 2024, Bill No. 2308/2023 (“Bill“), which establishes the legal framework for low-carbon hydrogen in Brazil, was approved with a partial veto. Numbered as Law 14948/2024 (“Law“), it has created the National Low-Carbon Hydrogen Policy, which will form part of the country’s National Energy Policy. The Law has also established the competence of the […]
In brief The Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade (SECEX) initiated a new antidumping investigation against Brazilian imports of optical fibers from China on 2 August 2024, commonly classified under the NCM code 9001.10.11. Optical fibers are used to manufacture fiber optic cables, which in turn are used in telecommunications systems for data transmission, sounds, and […]
In brief Companies can now access the “Portal Emprega Brasil” to fill out the Declaration of Equal Pay and Remuneration Criteria for the second half of 2024, which must be completed by August 30, 2024. Additional deadlines: in accordance with the current regulations on the subject (Decree No. 11.795/2023 and Ordinance No. 3.714/2023), the information […]
In brief The SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade) initiated on 25th July the sunset review of the antidumping duties in force against Brazilian imports of stainless steel welded tubes, from China, commonly classified under the NCM codes 7306.40.00 and 7306.90.20. Stainless steel welded tubes are used to conduct fluids in equipment structures for […]
In summary New rules have been published regulating: (i) the tax incentive for the recycling production chain, with the aim of encouraging the use of raw materials (Decree No. 12.106/2024) and; (ii) the criteria for the qualification of management entities and the parameters to be observed by them in the performance of their duties, within […]
