The Resolution SEFAZ RJ #. 1,000 / 2016, enacted on 27 April, 2016, determined the dismissal of tax assessments and written notices claiming the payment of the State VAT...

Decree 61,791/2016 was published on January 12, 2016, clarifying that ICMS will not be charged upon transactions with software, apps, electronic files, and electronic games, performed via electronic transfer of data.

On January 22, 2016, the Brazilian Agency of Water Transport (ANTAQ) released the RFPs related to the second stage of the first block of port terminals to be auctioned through the government's logistics investment program.

The Board Decision No. 69/2016/P, issued by CETESB - São Paulo State Environmental Protection Agency, which provides on the presentation of studies, technical reports...

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.

Brazil's new transition government has indicated that revitalizing the Brazilian economy is its main priority.

The lawsuit was assigned to the Third Business Court of the City of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro...

The Brazilian Ministry of Culture ("MC") made available for public consultation two drafts of Normative Rulings ("NRs") that aim to establish, respectively, the rules for the copyright collection on "digital environments" and the regulation on the provision of information related to music within Brazilian movies and TV shows to collecting societies. Comments to the drafts can be submitted until March 30.

In a decision dated September 1, 2016, the Supreme Court Justice Marco Aurélio granted an injunction to suspend the Opinion nº. 461-12-E issued by the Magistrate...

Last October 28, Brazil's National Aviation Agency (ANAC) disclosed the draft RFP in connection with the privatization of the international airports of Florianópolis, Fortaleza...

In June 2016, the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) ruled in the sense that the National Agency for Waterway Transportation (ANTAQ) was failing to inspect and regulate foreign shipowners operating in the long distance shipping in Brazil.

On December 30, 2015, the Official Gazette of the Rio de Janeiro published Law # 7,183/2015 providing for the State VAT (ICMS) levy on the E&P activities within the State.

Last July 19th, 2016, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the most recent batch of patent applications allowed to the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).

Please be reminded that in compliance with the National Monetary Council Resolution ("Resolução") No. 3,854, of May 27, 2010 and the Brazilian Central Bank′s Ruling ("Circular") No. 3,624...

On February 1st, 2016, the Federal Decree nº 8,660/2016 was published in the Federal Official Gazette...

One of the main innovations in the new law is the introduction of the concept of intellectual capital as an asset to be the object of cooperation between companies and public agencies...

IN 1,658/16 changes the wording of IN 1,037/10, which lists jurisdictions considered by the Brazilian tax authorities as low tax jurisdictions and privileged tax regimes.

Provisional Measure No. 694, enacted on September 30, 2015, is no longer valid, in view of the expiration of the deadline for its conversion into law.

PEDEFOR′s Executive Office published the draft Resolution of PEDEFOR′s Directive Committee No. 03/2016, which is opened for suggestions of the interested parties until November 18..

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...