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Following several years of declining recuperações judiciais filings in Brazil, nearly 600 companies requested court protection in the first six months of 2023, a 52% increase over the same period in 2022.

The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM) issued CVM Instruction No. 559, of March 27, 2015 (CVM Inst. 559/2015), which updates the rules on the approval of programs of Depositary Receipts (DR) to be traded abroad ..

O Colegiado da CVM, em julgamento de 13 de agosto de 2013, absolveu os membros da diretoria executiva da Eletrobras pela intempestividade na divulgação das demonstrações financeiras anuais (DFins) da compa nhia em relação ao exercício social findo em 31 de dezembro de 2010 e aplicou a pena de advertência aos membros do conselho de administração da empresa pela realização intempestiva (fora do prazo) da assembleia geral ordinária relativa ao mesmo exercício.

Full disclosure about environmental and labor practices by publicly traded companies is key, as are measures designed to avoid the disclosure of information that can be deemed misleading.

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

新法例改变了商业地址的要求，如今，公司如要在巴西成立子公司已不再那么复杂。 巴西严重的官僚主义使其成为2018年TMF Group合规复杂度指数十大ശ

There has been a significant increase of investment in Brazilian companies via Private Equity Funds (“FIP”), created under Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission – CVM Instruction No. 391, dated July 16, 2003.

Changes to the Rules of the Market Arbitration Panel (Câmara de Arbitragem do Mercado - CAM), also known as Market Panel (Câmara do Mercado), were approved in a restricted hearing, and subsequently approved by the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Exchange (BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros - BVMF) on September 10, 2011.

Published on 21 May, a novel regulation requires application providers to maintain legal representation in Brazil and assigns enforcement of the new regime to the Brazilian Data Protection Agency.

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office has restructured its organizational framework, expanding its Patent Directorate from 20 to 26 specialized examination divisions while dissolving eight existing units. These administrative changes, implemented through a series of normative ordinances in 2026, represent a significant reorganization of how patent applications will be processed and managed across different technical areas.

A Superintendência de Relações com Empresas consultou o Colegiado da Comissão de Valores Mobiliários a respeito de questionamento formulado pelo BNY Mellon Serviços Financeiros, como administrador do Clube de Investimentos dos Empregados da Vale, o Investvale.

A B3 publicou ontem (02.05), a Consulta Pública no 01/2024-DIE (Ref. Evolução Novo Mercado), por meio da qual propõe uma série de alterações regulatórias focadas...

The Brazilian Senate approved last March, the Senate Bill no. PLS 555/2015, which sets forth provisions on the legal bylaws of public companies, government controlled (private) companies, and subsidiaries thereof...

In line with a worldwide trend, the corporate social responsibility has been a growing concern for Brazilian companies not only to improve their public image, but also, and especially, as a tool for social integration and community development.

Brasil e outras nações latino-americanas são exemplos de quão complexo o compliance pode ser em diferentes jurisdições

Share deals involving Brazilian companies benefit from a relevant tax incentive granted by law: the tax amortization (deduction) of goodwill paid in acquisitions of equity interests in Brazilian companies ...

To operate locally, companies must navigate the long process of incorporation through five major steps, along with smaller tasks involved at each step. The entire process of incorporating...