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On November 25, 2014, the United Nations (UN) approved a new project of resolution presented by Brazil and Germany named "the right to privacy in the digital age".

The legislative bill 7699/06 that institutes the Brazilian Law on Integration of the Disabled Person was approved by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies during a session held on March, 5th. The bill formerly known as the Statute of Persons with Disabilities prescribes benefits and guarantees for disabled people and will be submitted for approval and analysis by the Federal Senate. The text of the bill defines person with disability as those possessing any long term physical, intellectual, se

O prefeito de São Paulo sancionou, no dia 7, a Lei 18.020/2023, que inclui no calendário do município o Dia do Combate ao Antissemitismo e Fascismo...

The fine shall be calculated according to the type of the communication media used – printed, sound, television and/or social media.

Flavia Marcilio and Giovanna Parigi contribute to a comprehensive study examining environmental crimes across the Amazon Basin, mapping Brazil's institutional framework for environmental enforcement and the legal pathways available to civil society organizations. The analysis explores critical challenges including violence against environmental defenders, jurisdictional fragmentation, and the admissibility of remote sensing evidence in judicial proceedings.

In partnership with J.P. Morgan, Adere and Instituto Jô Clemente, TozziniFreire Advogados releases the Guidebook to the Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities.

The Brazilian Senate’s Legislative Bill Nº 236/2012 which introduces the reform of the Penal Code was sent for analysis by a temporary committee of senators created for such purpose.

On 1 July 2022, the Brazilian Supreme Court issued a ruling on ADPF 708 (Ação de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental), which is another climate litigation case under the court's scrutiny...

On November 10, 2023, the Brazil Federal Government published Federal Decree No. 11,772/2023, establishing an interministerial working group to draft a proposal of a National Policy on Business and Human Rights.

Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) has concluded the joint trial of constitutional lawsuits involving Law No. 14,701/2023, known as the Indigenous Time Limit Requirement Act...

This groundbreaking decision concerned the first high impact case after enactment of the Federal Law # 12,965/14 (better known as Internet Bill of Rights).

O Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) confirmou que é imprescritível a pretensão de reparação civil do dano ao meio ambiente, em decisão unânime proferida no Recurso Extraordinário 1.427.694...

The central concern of the Decree seems to be to give publicity to actions taken for the defense of human rights within the corporate environment.

Ana Carolina Cesar and Lara Salgueiro, from KLA Advogados, explore the significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its continued relevance in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission published its much-anticipated draft corporate sustainability and due diligence directive (the Draft Directive).

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)...

Proposed in February 2017, the new agreement was ratified on May 10.