On September 11, the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) published Resolution No. 410, which amends Resolution No. 278, the main regulation governing Law No. 14,286...

Resolution BCB No. 410 updates rules for registering foreign investments, removes some reporting obligations, and reorganizes information disclosure...

The Brazilian Monetary Counsel has authorized, in accordance with Resolution 4.476, issued on April 11, 2016, the prepayment of infrastructure debentures described in Article 2 of Law 12.431/2011.

On 01.20.2015, the Brazilian Provisional Measure # 656/2014 was converted into the Brazilian Federal Law # 13,097/2015.

After years of heated discussions, Brazil has enacted new legislation authorizing foreign investors to operate in the country's health sector, including by acquiring hospitals, clinics and laboratories.

Brazilian companies that receive direct foreign investment in their capital in any amount must update their corporate and net equity information with the Central Bank of Brazil ("BACEN"), until March 31, 2022.

The latest list of favored taxation and privileged fiscal regimes countries and dependencies announced by the Secretary of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Office ("Receita Federal do Brasil" – RFB), through RFB Normative Instruction nº 1037, of June 4, 2010, which included Switzerland as a favored taxation jurisdiction and the Dutch Holding Companies as privileged fiscal regime entities, disliked many people who did not agree with such classification!

As empresas receptoras de capital estrangeiro no Brasil devem observar o prazo final de 31 de março para atualização, perante o Banco Central ...

Foi publicado hoje o Decreto nº 9.770, de 22 de abril de 2019, que amplia as competências do Ombudsman de Investimentos Diretos para todos os investidores estrangeiros e nacionais.

By means of Decree No 7,457, of April 6, 2011, the Brazilian Federal Government extended, as of April 7, 2011, the 6.0% Tax on Exchange Transactions (IOF) which is due in the case of entry of funds arising out of short-term foreign loans to operations of up to 720 days, including symbolic exchange transaction for the renewal, renegotiation or transfer of existing loans.

On June 25, 2012, the Central Bank of Brazil issued Circular nr. 3.602/2012 which established an "Annual Census of Foreign Capital" in the country.

Resolution nº 3221, of July 29, 2004, of the National Monetary Council addresses an old claim of the financial market and expressly authorizes Brazilian companies to raise funds abroad by issuing real-denominated securities.

The Provisional Presidential Decree N. 714 / 2016, issued by president Dilma Roussef last week, increases the limit for foreign capital in Brazilian airline companies from the current 20% to 49%.

3 terminais pesqueiros: Cabedelo (PB), Belém (PA) e Manaus (AM).

Brazil is one of the countries that most attracts foreign investment. However, it has historically imposed controls over cross-border currency transactions.

The Brazilian press recently reported that the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), a sovereign fund, will fi nance the construction of a multicargo private-use port ...

On November 24, 2016, the Central Bank of Brazil issued Resolution No. 4,533 of the CMN, which modifies Resolution 3,844 of March 23, 2010, with the purpose of simplifying the registration...

Since the implementation of Law No. 14.286/2021, known as the New Foreign Exchange Legal Framework, the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN) has issued several resolutions to regulate...

On May 9, 2016, Normative Instruction RFB No. 1634 was published with the purpose of updating the regulatory provisions related to the Corporate Taxpayer Registry by inserting new rules...

President Rousseff appears to have changed her mind by permitting the investment limitation to increase to 49 percent.