Law 13,097 of 2015, which resulted from the conversion into law of Provisional Measure 656 of 2014, amended Section 23 of the National Healthcare System Law of 1990 to allow foreign investment in the Brazilian healthcare sector.

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) opened a public consultation on the implementation of a new electronic system for software registration. Any interested parties may send...

On February 8, 2017, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled that the Central Office of Collection and Distribution (ECAD) has the right to collect fees over the performance of...

In a recent STJ judgment, the court ruled to legitimize changes made by the BPTO to a technology transfer agreement.

The Official Gazette issued on this Thursday (19) the Decree 8.419, that internalizes the fifth additional protocol of the automotive trade agreement between Brazil and Mexico.

It was published in the Official Gazette, Portaria SECEX n. 18, of April 1st 2015, that rules on the distribution of export tariff quotas to Mexico under ACE 55 (Automotive Agreement).

The Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) opened, on August 2, 2019, the Public Consultation No. 39 to hear public opinion on a new regulation

The Brazilian Telecommunications Agency submitted to a public consultation the regulatory agenda for the years 2015-2016 and the revocation of the General Plan for Updating Telecommunications Regulation in Brazil.

After extensive discussions in the National Congress and heated debates in the society, House of Representatives Bill of Law No. 53/2018, which regulates the processing of personal data in public and private sectors, was passed by the Senate on July 10, 2018.

President Michel Temer enacted this Tuesday, August 14th, 2018, the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, which regulates the treatment of personal data in public and private sectors.

The Provisional Measure No. 869/2018 (MP No. 869), which amends certain aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation (Law No. 13,709/2018 or LGPD), is still valid until June 3, 2019

The PEC is now being submitted to the analysis and approval by the House of Representatives.

In addition, nine vetoes were made to the law, and the National Congress shall still evaluate them.

On August 7th, 2014, a decision rendered by Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Marco Aurélio Melo denied the injunction requested by AGU and INCRA.

Brazilian tax authorities ("RFB") clarified today that, in relation to Austria, the inclusion in the so-called "gray list"...

The Brazilian Federal Government, through the Secretariat of Civil Aviation ("SCA") issued a public notice requesting interested private parties to express their interest in preparing technical studies...

The bid documents authorize the grant to be paid in installments, upon 25% payment dueupon the contract execution and the remaining 75% in five installments to be paid throughout 5 years, updated by inflation based on the IPCA index.

ANTT (National Land Transportation Agency) has officially announced, on May 4th, the opening of the Public Hearing No. 05/2017, in preparation for the tender of the concession of BR-364/365/GO/MG.

The Program comprises the concession of highways located in the states of Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Alagoas, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Rondônia.

Por meio de parceria entre TozziniFreire, J.P. Morgan, Adere e Instituto Jô Clemente, é lançado o Guia dos Direitos da Pessoa com Deficiência Intelectual.