Notice from the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission addresses the income distribution policy of Investment Funds in Agribusiness Production Chains (Fiagro)...

The creation of the FMA is the result of CVM's efforts to improve the Brazilian regulatory environment for smaller companies.

On December 17, 2015, the Brazilian Securities Commission ("CVM") submitted for public hearing a proposal to amend the rules that govern private equity funds ("FIPs") and a new rule on accounting standards for the FIPs.

The Central Bank of Brazil ("BACEN") has regulated the Foreign Capital Census related to the year 2012.

According to Resolution No. 3.854/2010 of the Brazilian National Monetary Council, individuals and legal entities resident, domiciled or headquartered in Brazil, who possess an amount...

Accession by Chiltern - Pesquisa Clinica Ltda. ("Chiltern Brazil") to the Intercreditor Agreement entered into in connection with a term loan facility pursuant to the terms of a Senior Facilities Agreement granted to parent Chiltern International Ltd.

A Primeira Seção do Superior Tribunal de Justiça ("STJ") concluiu em 25 de abril de 2018 o julgamento do recurso repetitivo pelo qual fixou requisitos

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The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) published Instruction CVM 406, dated April 27, 2004, which regulates a new investment fund. This is a hybrid fund combining private equity and debt. The rules have been designed specially to fit in the Bradesco-tailored investment fund (whose temporary name is Brazil Infrastructure Investment Fund - BIIF) whereby the Interamerican Development Bank (IADB) will investment US$ 500 million in Brazilian infrastructure projects this year.

In the third round of the onshore and off shore oil and gas exploration auctions in Brazil, a consortium comprising Shell (55%), China National Off shore Oil Corporation (20%) and QPI Brasil Petroleo (25%)...

No último dia 14 de junho, o KLA promoveu o webinar "Sustentabilidade e Mercado de Capitais", com as participações do advogado da área de Mercado de Capitais do KLA, Augusto Simões, e do gerente de canais da eureciclo, Arthur Costa, ...

Law No. 13,800 was published in January 4, 2019, allowing the formation of endowments funds.

According to Communiqué No. 21,124, of Mary 31, 2011, issued by the Department of International Matters of the Central Bank of Brazil ("Banco Central do Brasil" - Bacen), Bacen signed a bilateral agreement with the Central Bank of Argentina ("Banco Central de la Republica Argentina") for the ongoing operations of international trade in services which are necessary in connection with the performance of civil engineering works for the construction of infrastructure and industrial plants, includin

On February 13, 2012, the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (Ministério do Meio Ambiente – MMA) and the Brazilian Development Bank (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social – BNDES), launched the lines of credit for the Brazilian Climate Change Fund Program (the "Climate Fund").

As a result of the reduction of the liquidity in the international market, which affects the raising of loans abroad by Brazilian borrowers and the inflow of foreign currency funds into the country, the Brazilian government decided to reduce from five to two years the term of the transactions which are subject to the Brazilian Tax on Exchange Transactions (Imposto sobre Operações de Crédito, Câmbio e Seguro, ou relativas a Títulos ou Valores Mobiliários - IOF) at the rate of 6%.

The Brazilian Government decided to withdraw another obstacle to the entry of foreign capital in Brazil.

As of June 13, 2013 the Brazilian government reduced from 1% to zero the applicable rate of the Brazilian Tax on Financial Transactions (Imposto sobre Operações de Crédito, Câmbio e Seguro, ou relativas a Títulos ou Valores Mobiliários – IOF) on derivatives contracts.

Brazilian authorities see with restrictions the use of virtual currencies like the bitcoin. The main concern of the Brazilian Government at this moment is that this type of instrument be used in connection with pyramid financial schemes.

Decisão do STJ reconhece a responsabilidade solidária do cônjuge por dívidas contraídas durante o casamento sob o regime de comunhão parcial de bens...