The new decree reduced to zero the PIS and COFINS rates levied on the following financial income...

Decree No. 8,463/2015 regulated the tax measures relating to the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Brazil in 2016.

The end of 2014 left an important legacy to Civil Aviation after the expiry of the period for conversion of Provisional Measure No. 652, which regulated the Regional Aviation Development Program ("RADP").

The Ministry of the Environment has announced the extension of the term for all rural properties to be enrolled in the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR).

The Commercial Law Day, in its second edition, approved 10 new statements dealing with a company's crisis.

The obligation of prior registration of the offer existed way before the publication of the new Resolution.

The original goal of this mecha­nism is to avoid irreversible losses to lessor due to a delay in obtai­ning relief, should it be impossi­ble to negotiate a guarantee or in case of its later extinguishment, for any reason.

The Federal Official Gazette published on December 24, 2012, SINIEF Adjustment nº 27/2012, which postponed to May 1st, 2013, the beginning of the mandatory presentation of the Import Content Report (Ficha de Conteúdo de Importação - "FCI"), provided for by SINIEF Adjustment 19/2012.

Stating that contracts are designed to be respected does not puzzle or sound strange to anyone.

On its turn, although Brazilian labor courts accept the enforcement of non-solicitation and non-poaching obligations without requiring any compensation, such obligations ends up being easy to be circumvented...

The funds will come from the private sector, since the calculation of the R$198.4 billion takes into account only the investments to be made by the concessionaires in the granted infrastructure.

The approval of the new Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), which will take effect in March 2016, brings many challenges to be met by those involved in the process.

By establishing the National Solid Waste Policy, Law No. 12,305/2010 has brought undeniable progress to the legal treatment applicable to solid waste management servi­ces.

Ten years ago, PROINFA, a Federal Government's program for the de¬velopment of alternative sources of power generation, was launched.

In late 2013, the City Government started a legislative process to review the LPUOR.

Provisional Measure nº 563 has been announced to amend the wording of Law nº 9.430 and brought important changes in connection with the transfer price control in Brazil.

The Latin American Lawyer published the acquisition of 100% of the corporate capital of FKB Brazil by VAG, an Aurelius portfolio company.

A publicação The Latin American Lawyer divulgou a aquisição de 100% do capital social da FKB Brasil pela VAG, uma empresa do portfólio da Aurelius.

The Senate Resolution No. 13 of 2012 was officially published and unified the rate applicable to interstate operations involving assets and goods imported from abroad.

On June 21, after a long discussion and sometimes heated debate, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, approved a provisional measure that would, among other things, eliminate the current limitations on foreign ownership of Brazilian commercial airlines and air-taxi companies.