Given the increase in cases resulting from COVID-19, which led to the recognition of the state of public calamity by the Brazilian Senate (Legislative Decree No. 6, of 2020) and by the States of Rio de Janeiro (Decree No. 46,984, of 03.20.2020) and São Paulo (Decree No. 64,879, of 03.20.2020), as well as to the …
Informatives 3 de April de 2020
Brazilian companies that have foreign direct investment must submit to the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN) the updates of their periodic social and economic-financial information, through the Foreign Direct Investment (IED) and Electronic Declaratory Registration (RDE) module. Failure to provide information regarding foreign capital in the country, as well as the provision of false, incomplete, …
Informatives 31 de March de 2020
Provisional Measure 927, dated 3.22.2020 (“MP 927/20”), provides for alternative measures that may be adopted by employers to preserve employment and income during the state of public calamity resulting from COVID-19, recognized by the Federal Senate in Legislative Decree No. 06/2020, with effect until 12.31.2020. The measures provided in MP 927/2020 are not the only …
Informatives 23 de March de 2020
Given the countless social and economic repercussions resulting from the pandemic of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), public authorities have recommended preventive measures and imposed restrictions on the entire population. Public and private entities adopted precautionary protocols and reformulated their activities to better adapt to times of crisis. The first measures planned to deal with the …
Informatives 20 de March de 2020
Dear clients and friends, We are following closely the news and events involving the Covid-19 pandemic, from its social and economic impacts to its repercussions in the legal sphere. Over the past few weeks, our employees have been instructed to observe all recommendations and containment protocols of health authorities, through the circulation of informative reports …
Informatives 17 de March de 2020
Law No. 13.874, of 09.20.2019, better known as the “Economic Freedom Law” establishes free market guarantees, less bureaucracy, and encouragement to entrepreneurship in Brazil, giving more freedom to Brazilian entrepreneurs and to foreign entrepreneurs and investors who seek to develop business in the country. This law implemented one of the most relevant changes in the …
Informatives 21 de January de 2020
Brazilian companies that have foreign direct investment must submit to the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN) the updates of their periodic social and economic-financial information, through the Foreign Direct Investment (IED) and Electronic Declaratory Registration (RDE) module. Failure to provide information regarding foreign capital in the country, as well as the provision of false, incomplete, …
Informatives 27 de March de 2019
The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) decided that “the outsourcing or any other form of labor division between distinct legal entities is lawful, regardless the corporate purpose of the companies involved, and kept the subsidiary liability of the hiring company” (Theme n# 725) The understanding was settled at the combined judgment of the Allegation of Breach …
Informatives 6 de September de 2018
On August 14, President Michel Temer sanctioned the law that regulates the protection of personal data in Brazil (General Law of Data Protection – LGPD). As expected, the creation of the National Data Protection Agency, as foreseen in the text approved by the Senate, was not approved by the President due to a lack of …
Informatives 15 de August de 2018
On July 11, the Federal Senate approved Bill 53/2018, which regulates the protection of personal data in Brazil (LGPD). With broad implications, the LGPD draws on the recently implemented General Regulation on Data Protection of the European Union (GDPR), establishing obligations for any persons or companies that collect / treat personal data or offer goods …
Informatives 17 de July de 2018