CVM Instruction no. 547, enacted on February 5, 2014 and in effect since March 10, 2014, released publicly-traded companies from the requirement for publishing information on material facts ..

It is common practice in the labor market the expatriation of foreign executives to Brazil (called 'expatriates'), coming from companies outside Brazil.

Although the economic uncertainty in the international markets still inspire a careful approach, projects for the internationalization of certain Brazilian banks seem to be going on, as in the case of the recent acquisition by BTG Pactual of the leading broker in transaction volume in the Colombian market, Bolsa y Renta, preceded by the purchase of the Chilean CELFIN, which has operations in the markets of Peru and Colombia, or even the transfer to the Banco do Brasil of the corporate control of

Recently, the Brazilian Private Insurance Supervisory Agency (SUSEP) has made publicly available the draft of a new Resolution by the National Council of Private Insurance (CNSP), ..

On December 23, 2013, the new Resolution No. 300 of the National Council of Private Insurance (Conselho Nacional de Seguros Privados - "CNSP") was published by the Brazilian insurance and reinsurance agency, the Superintendence of Private Insurance (Superintendência de Seguros Privados - "SUSEP").

General Overview On Patenting Of Microorganisms In Brazil

Protection of intellectual property has been assuming a new shape due to social, economic and technological evolution.

Law 9514 of 1997 brought significant innovations that contributed to the legal security of the Brazilian real estate financing market, among which ..

It is not rare that, in Brazil, federal, state and municipal governments reduce fine and interest of taxes under their taxing power in relation to amounts owed and overdue by their taxpayers, ..

On January 2003, article 10, Law no. 10,666/2003 has enacted the Prevention Accident Factor – "FAP" (a multiplication factor of SAT) to permit the evaluation of the risk degree of each legal entity and to establish a specific SAT tax rate for each company (New SAT Rate = SAT x FAP).

Currently, the Brazilian legal system has several mechanisms in effect for the debtor to offer guarantees that will enable it to dispute debts with the respective creditor within either the legal or the administrative spheres.

Contrary to what has been reported by the press, the changes resulting from last April's enactment of Constitutional Amendment no. 87 do not affect the so-called e-commerce only.

Both the legislation and case law in Brazil are quite restrictive as regards vacation, which is considered a matter directly related to the workers' health, safety and well being.

Companies have been using the temporary work, only kind of "manpower assignment" legally allowed in Brazil, since the publication of Law 6,019 in 1974, which regulated the subject.

In the brink of the expected port bids in Brazil, ANTAQ (the National Agency for Waterway Transportation) has issued new rules for lease projects related to public ports

Exclusivity of the operation area of the sales agent has always been a controversial subject in the Brazilian legislation.

Investments by foreign investors in Brazilian financial and capital markets are regulated by the National Monetary Council (the "CMN"), the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (the "CVM") and the Brazilian Central Bank ("Central Bank").

As of recently the Superior Labor Court, by issuing Precedents and Case Law Guidance, has been expanding labor rights not provided by law, often legislating because of the omission of the legislative power

The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (in Portuguese, Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM) ("CVM") is proposing for comments a draft regulation ("2014 Draft Regulation") to govern asset management-related services ("Services").

To foster the growth of some sectors of the Brazilian economy, the Federal Government enacted Law no. 12546/2011 (resulting from the conversion of Provisional Measure no. 540/2011 - Brasil Maior Plan), which reduces the social security contributions levied on the remuneration of employees and individual taxpayers ('Employer's Portion' - portion payable by the employer) in certain sectors ...