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Updated: Brazil’s Data Protection Law

June 13, 2020 • Quick Read: Brazil’s first general law addressing personal data protection has come...

deffenti| June 13, 2020

Setting Up a Company in Brazil: a Checklist

April 30, 2020 • Setting up a company in Brazil is not as simple as in most developed economies. The...

wpadmin| April 30, 2020

Contract Law: Force Majeure and Hardship in Brazil

March 18, 2020 • Quick read: The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has caused major disruptions to...

wpadmin| March 18, 2020

Litigation in Brazil: Unusual Features

November 26, 2019 • Litigating in Brazil is very different from litigating in common law jurisdictions. Below...

wpadmin| November 26, 2019

Investing in Brazil via a Share Investment Fund (“FIP”)

April 24, 2020 • Quick read: Share investment funds (fundos de investimentos em participações,...

wpadmin| April 24, 2020

Changes to Corporate Rules: Online Meetings and Extended Deadlines

April 20, 2020 • Updated on 20 April 2020 The Brazilian President has published a new Provisional Measure...

wpadmin| April 20, 2020

Covid-19: Emergency Credit Lines for SMEs

March 30, 2020 • The Brazilian government has announced a new credit line worth R$4 billion to provide...

wpadmin| March 30, 2020

Government Procurement: Brazil Opening to Foreign Bidders

February 28, 2020 • Quick Read Brazil’s rules have traditionally favoured local bidders, although there...

wpadmin| February 28, 2020

Simplified Special Regime for Brazilian Startups

January 22, 2020 • On 24 April 2019, Complementary Law 167/2019 (“Law”) was published. The Law creates a...

wpadmin| January 22, 2020

Tax Reform: Brazil to Adopt Australian/NZ GST System

January 21, 2020 • For the first time in decades, the current Brazilian government is taking actual steps to...

wpadmin| January 21, 2020

Hiring an Employee in Brazil

January 14, 2020 • Brazil has a very prescriptive and detailed employment law system. The main body of law...

wpadmin| January 14, 2020

The New Brazilian Franchising Law

January 3, 2020 • Quick Read: On 27 December 2019, the new Brazilian Franchising Law (“BFL”) was...

wpadmin| January 3, 2020

Brazil’s Federal Revenue Department

November 25, 2019 • A brief introduction to Brazil’s all powerful tax department. What does it do? The...

wpadmin| November 25, 2019

Appointing an Agent (Sales Representative) in Brazil

November 5, 2019 • Quick Read: Agents under Brazilian law: An agent under Brazilian law is a person or legal...

wpadmin| November 5, 2019

Brazil’s Economic Freedom Law

November 1, 2019 • On 21 September 2019, Law 13,874/2019 came into force. Nicknamed the Economic...

wpadmin| November 1, 2019

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