HUMAN RESEARCH LAW IS CHALLENGED BEFORE BRAZIL’S SUPREME COURT The Brazilian Society of Bioethics (SBB) filed a Direct Action for the Declaration of Unconstitutionality (ADI No. 7,875) before the…
CVM OPENS PUBLIC CONSULTATION TO RESHAPE FUNDRAISING RULES VIA CROWDFUNDING PLATFORMS The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has opened a public consultation to reshape CVM Resolution 88, which regulates public…
THEME 935: TST SETS LIMITS FOR UNION CONTRIBUTION The Superior Labor Court (TST) provided important clarification on how the decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in Theme…
ESTATE PLANNING: AVOIDING THE REDUCTION OF INHERITED ASSETS Sleeping on estate planning can lead to a reduction of up to 20% of inherited assets. Among the main factors…
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 136 CHANGES RULES FOR THE PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT IOUS TO SEEK FISCAL AUSTERITY FOR STATES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT On September 9, 2025, the National Congress enacted Constitutional Amendment 136, which modifies the rules governing the payment of the…
RIO DE JANEIRO REGULATES THE USE OF DISPUTE BOARDS IN PUBLIC CONTRACTS On September 2, the Rio de Janeiro City Council published Complementary Law No. 285/2025, which governs the use of Dispute…
BRAZIL’S SUPREME COURT FORMS MAJORITY AGAINST AUTOMATIC INCLUSION OF COMPANIES WITHIN THE SAME ECONOMIC GROUP On August 7, Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) reached a majority decision to reject the automatic inclusion, in the judgment…
ANATEL CONVERTS FINE INTO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SATELLITE INTERNET TO SCHOOLS IN REMOTE AREAS On July 30, the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) converted a fine of R$ 15.8 million imposed on Sky into an…
Decree no. 48,468/2023 changes Inheritance Tax installment plan in RJ On 04/14/2023, Decree no. 48,468/2023 was published, which amended Decree no. 44,007/2012, thereby changing the installment payment arrangement of the…
Tax Reform The Federal Government submitted last Friday, 06/25/2021, a proposal for the 2nd phase of the Tax Reform, proposing changes in…