In accordance with TST Act 397, the sums required for an appeal bond are to be increased as from August 1, 2015.

The certificates are also no longer required for cancellation of authorization to operate in Brazil of a branch, agency or establishment of a foreign business enterprise.

The system will start to function with the automatic cancellation of registration of companies in the Federal District...

The new Brazilian Anticorruption Law establishes severe punishment for companies that involve themselves in acts that are injurious to the government, especially corruption and frauds in government contracts.

A legal landmark for the institution of mediation in Brazil, Federal Law no. 13.140/2015, which establishes rights and duties for the guidance of parties, lawyers and mediators, was published on June 29, 2015...

The Labour, Administration and Public Service Commission of the Chamber of Deputies is currently considering Bill no. 1.429 of 2011 which seeks to amend the CLT in relation to the monitoring of electronic mail by an employer.

The Anti-Corruption Law early last year, a great deal has been printed and stated about the impacts of this new legal edict with respect to business activities.

Normative Instruction no. 1.474, of June 20, 2014, excluded Switzerland from the list of Jurisdictions with Favoured Tax Treatment and included it in certain cases within the concept of privileged tax regime.

Law 12.846/13, known as the Anticorruption Law, came into force this week, and will have repercussions on companies all over the country.

The earlier method, a concession granted by the MTE, remains in force, subject to the conditions expressly set out in the legal text discussed below.