Leniency agreements became an effective tool for investigating corrupt practices in Brazil in the past three years.

No dia 24 de agosto, a 5ª Câmara de Coordenação e Revisão do Ministério Público Federal homologou acordo de leniência firmado entre J&F Investimentos S.A (holding do grupo JBS) e o Ministério Público Federal no âmbito das Operações Greenfield, Sépsis, Cui Bono, Lava Jato e Carne Fraca.

Under the Consumer Protection Law, the piercing of the corporate veil is an issue that still raises controversies - in view of its significant practical effects, especially to suppliers - and involves the following questions: is it necessary to exist fraud or abuse of right by the partners ..

Brazilian states are following the recommendations of the CGU and implementing compliance programs.

Under the Anticorruption Law, corporate transactions can make one company liable for the corrupt acts of another.

On Friday, August 24, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held in a 73-page opinion in United States v. Hoskins

O "Brasília em Pauta" é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF)...

Entrou em vigor em 17 de novembro de 2017 a Lei Estadual nº 7.753/2017, publicada pelo Estado do Rio de Janeiro...

Na Justiça. Aqui, empresa é alvo de cinco processos de arbitragem e uma ação civil pública

Business rules in Brazil are complex and require that anyone thinking of doing business there have a clear understanding of the local rules and regulations.

According to a study on the impact of corruption in public policy in Brazil from 2002 to 2012, around BRL40 billion were misused due to bad faith or bad management.

Facing the Pandemic with Social Responsibility, which was jointly developed by the Ethos Institute, IBGC, International Transparency and Global Pact Network Brazil, was launched.

When Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took office in January 2011, she enjoyed a super majority in the Brazilian Congress and took the helm of one of the world’s hottest economies.

O "Brasília em Pauta" é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) e Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU), bem como importantes questões a serem votadas pela Câmara dos Deputados e Senado Federal.

Brazil is embroiled in its most significant fraud investigation since the 2014 Lava Jato probe, following the largest bank fraud in the country’s history.

Society irreversibly demands more transparency and as a result companies are required to comply with good governance practices.

Projeto de Lei altera o Código Penal e penaliza de 2 a 5 anos quem exigir ou receber vantagem indevida; texto ainda seguirá para novas votações no Senado antes de virar lei...

Federal attorney Samantha Chantal Dobrowolski from the Third Regional Prosecutor's Office has assumed, until 2020, the position of member of the Federal Prosecutors at the Administrative Council for Economic Defense.

Among the concepts related to anti-corruption enforcement, there is the cooperation of companies with enforcement authorities with the expectation to mitigate sanctions for potential violations.

No dia 03 de agosto de 2018, o Supremo Tribunal Federal, por unanimidade, reconheceu a repercussão geral de recursos extraordinários ...