The Federal Supreme Court (STF) concluded the joint trial of Extraordinary Appeal 796.939 and Direct Action for Unconstitutionality 4.905, declaring unconstitutional the application...

On 28th April, 2021, the First Section of the Superior Court of Justice ("STJ") approved the Precedent (Súmula) No. 649[1], according which the ICMS does not levy on interstate transport services of goods destined abroad.

O Projeto de Lei de Conversão (PLV) nº 27, fruto da Medida Provisória 692, de 22 de setembro de 2015, foi aprovado pelo Senado em sessão plenária de 23 de fevereiro de 2016 e remetido para sanção presidencial.

Em 27 de novembro de 2018, o presidente Temer promulgou o Decreto nº 9.587/18, o qual entrará em vigor e produzirá efeitos a partir de 5 de dezembro de 2018 ...

Stakeholders can submit contributions until October 11 to help build an experimental regulatory environment aimed at fostering innovation and adapting sanitary regulations...

O sócio Roberto Lambauer, da área de Direito Público do KLA, contribuiu para o policy paper da Comissão de Rodovias e Ferrovias do Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Regulatório (IBDRE)...

Brazil's Decree No. 13,097/2026 opens the free electricity market to approximately 90 million low-voltage consumers, including households and small businesses, marking a transformative shift in how electricity is contracted. The regulation establishes a phased implementation schedule beginning in 2027, with specific requirements for migration between regulated and free contracting environments.

Decree No. 10.030/2019 ("Decree") approved the new Regulation for Controlled Products ("Regulation") subject to the surveillance of the Ministry of Army.

Na primeira edição do boletim Direito Público em Foco, compartilhamos com você as principais notícias de Direito Público e Administrativo que podem impactar o seu negócio.

When the Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure was adopted in 1973, the need for procedural rules that would allow for effective and rapid solutions to disputes was already much discussed. Since then, many constitutional amendments and bills to improve the judicial process have been drafted and debated, and some have been adopted.

On January 29, 2016, the Brazilian Federal government enacted Federal Decree No. 8,660/2016 ("Decree"), which ratifies the 1961 Hague Convention...

After months of discussion, the Brazilian Federal Government published last Friday (November 25) a Provisional Measure ("PM 752") establishing alternative solutions for ongoing concessions.

All existing draft bills are based on the assumption that the relationship between representatives and the constituency is inherent to democracy.

Brazil's new Law No. 15,484/2026 introduces a "relevance filter" for Special Appeals to the Superior Court of Justice, requiring appellants to demonstrate that their case carries economic, political, social, or legal significance beyond individual interests. This procedural reform mirrors the general repercussion requirement used by the Supreme Federal Court and aims to reduce case volume by creating binding precedents that apply nationwide.

O Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) concluiu o julgamento conjunto do Recurso Extraordinário nº 796.939 e da Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade 4.905, declarando inconstitucional a aplicação...

The first panel of Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) has delivered an important decision that limits the imposition of penalties on taxpayers.

O Supremo Tribunal Federal suspendeu na última quarta-feira (14.10.2015), por meio de liminar, os efeitos da decisão proferida pelo Pleno do Tribunal Superior do Trabalho em 04.08.2015...

A EC teve origem na Proposta de Emenda à Constituição ("PEC") 17/2019, aprovada pelo Senado em 2021.

The Federal Government has launched the National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBio), established under the National Bioeconomy Strategy created by Decree No. 12,044/2024.

STF upheld the validity of Article 17-B of the Money Laundering Law, allowing authorities to request identification data of individuals under investigation without the need for judicial authorization...