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In brief SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of Foreign Trade) opened on 8 March 2024 a new antidumping investigation against Brazilian imports of prepainted steel sheets, from China, commonly classified under the NCM codes 7210.70.10, 7210.70.20, 7212.40.10, 7212.40.21 and 7212.40.29. Prepainted steel sheets are widely used in white goods appliances, construction,  the automobile industry and steel packaging. The full text of the SECEX Circular (in Portuguese) […]

In brief On February 9, 2024, the Minas Gerais State Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainable Development (“SEMAD” in Portuguese) published Copam Normative Decision No. 249/2024, which defined the guidelines for implementing, operating and monitoring the take-back requirement systems in the state. More details By establishing guidelines for operationalizing take-back systems, Copam Normative Decision No. […]

In brief SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of Foreign Trade) opened on 1 March 2024 a new antidumping investigation against Brazilian imports of carbon steel sheets, alloyed or non-alloyed, of any width with a thickness of less than 0.5 mm, from China, commonly classified under the NCM codes 7210.12.00, 7210.50.00, 7212.10.00 and 7212.50.90. The carbon steel sheets under investigation are inputs for the […]

In brief The Labor Judiciary and the Ministry of Labor and Employment have implemented new electronic systems to communicate with companies about administrative and judicial labor proceedings. – Electronic Judicial Domicile (Domicílio Judicial Eletrônico or DJE): regulated by Resolution 455 of the National Council of Justice. It is a free and digital tool that concentrates all communications about […]

The Ministry of Labor and Employment has extended to March 8, 2024 the deadline for companies to complete or rectify their Declaration of Equal Pay and Remuneration Criteria for the first half of 2024 and submit it through the “Portal Emprega Brasil”. The obligation to fill in the information is one of those determined by Decree No. […]

In brief The Labor Department (‘MTE’) has disclosed in its website some clarifications for Frequently Asked Questions (‘FAQ’) about the New Equal Pay Law. The publication of the FAQ, which was very anticipated by employers, covers questions ranging from the purpose of the creation of the Law to more specific aspects of the publication of […]

In brief The BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development) has informed financial institutions of the extension of the prohibition on contracting rural credit operations and the suspension of the release of funds to clients with current embargoes registered in IBAMA’s Register of Environmental Charges and Embargoes and who have not taken effective measures […]

In brief SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of Foreign Trade) opened on 9 February 2024 a new antidumping investigation against Brazilian imports of phthalic anhydride from China, commonly classified under the NCM code 2917.35.00. The investigated product is widely used in the manufacture of plasticizers, alkyd resins, unsaturated polyesters resins, synthetic colorants, aromatic polyester polyols, among […]

In brief With the recent updates from the Labor Department re. the Pay Transparency Report (for companies with 100 or more employees), our Employment and Compensation Group has produced an infographic with the main points of attention related to the topic. See below: