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State of São Paulo Approves Arbitration for Government Contracts

August 13, 2019 • Well-regarded arbitration institutions may be chosen to resolve disputes with the State....

wpadmin| August 13, 2019

Brazil-Norway Double Tax Agreement Amended

August 12, 2019 • More power to the authorities and less secrecy for taxpayers. On 9 August 2019, Decree...

wpadmin| August 12, 2019

The International Trademark System Soon to Become a Reality in Brazil

July 31, 2019 • On 30 May 2019, Legislative Decree 49/2019 was published by the Brazilian Senate. The...

wpadmin| July 31, 2019

Updated: Brazil’s Data Protection Law

July 26, 2019 • Quick Read: Brazil’s first general law addressing personal data protection has come...

deffenti| July 26, 2019

San Marino removed from Brazil’s tax haven list

July 26, 2019 • On 27 June 2019, the Brazilian Federal Revenue Department (“RFB”) published Normative...

wpadmin| July 26, 2019

Medicinal Cannabis: ANVISA Opens Public Consultation

June 15, 2019 • Brazil’s Health Regulatory Agency (Agência National de Vigilância Sanitária,...

wpadmin| June 15, 2019

TIEAs with the UK and Switzerland in Force

June 1, 2019 • On 30 May 2019, Brazil’s President (Jair Bolsonaro) signed two decrees (Decree...

wpadmin| June 1, 2019

Hague Service Convention Now in Force

March 22, 2019 • The HCCH’s Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and...

wpadmin| March 22, 2019

Visa-free entry for Americans, Australians, Canadians and the Japanese

March 19, 2019 • On 18 March 2019, Presidential Decree 9,731/2019 was published in Brazil’s Federal...

wpadmin| March 19, 2019

Faster Registrations of Companies

March 18, 2019 • On 14 March 2019, Provisional Measure 876/2019 was published. The Provisional Measure...

wpadmin| March 18, 2019

Power of Trade Unions is Further Reduced

March 13, 2019 • Following the series of changes Brazil’s employment laws, Brazil’s President...

wpadmin| March 13, 2019

Updated: Brazil-Switzerland Double Tax Agreement Signed

March 11, 2019 • Brazil and Switzerland have entered into a double tax agreement. The Convention for...

wpadmin| March 11, 2019

Setting Up a Company in Brazil: a Checklist

February 28, 2019 • Setting up a company in Brazil is not as simple as in developed common law countries. The...

wpadmin| February 28, 2019

Appointing a Distributor in Brazil

February 7, 2019 • When companies staring looking at entering the Brazilian market, they generally seek to...

deffenti| February 7, 2019

Appointing an Agent (Commercial Representative) in Brazil

January 31, 2019 • What is an “agent” under Brazilian law? Brazilian law provides for different types of...

wpadmin| January 31, 2019

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