On 21 September 2019, Law 13,874/2019 came into force. Nicknamed the Economic Freedom Law, it marks a major move towards greater economic freedom and a more...
Note that on 29 November 2022 major changes have been introduced to cost contribution agreements (see here). Key points: What is a cost contribution agreement? A cost contribution...
On 2 October 2019, Decree 10,033/2019 was published. The Decree was the last step to be taken for making the International Trademark System (commonly known as the “Madrid...
Below in italics is my translation of Chapter II of Law 13,874/2019, together with links. This Law marks a major shift in the way business law is to be interpreted in Brazil, so...
Well-regarded arbitration institutions may be chosen to resolve disputes with the State. On 1 August 2019, Decree 64,356/2019 was published in the São Paulo Gazette and came into...
On 21 November 2018, Brazil’s Federal Revenue Department published an amendment to Regulation RFB 1,649/2016 bringing blockchain technology to the Federal tax compliance system...
On 9 May 2018, the Brazilian Council of Control of Financial Activities (known as “COAF”) issued a new resolution (Resolution COAF 30/2018) targeting persons who act in the...
On 15 October 2013 the Brazilian and Indian governments signed the amending Protocol to the Brazil–India Double Taxation Agreement. The Protocol amends the Agreement’s article...
On 15 November 2017, the Municipality of São Paulo published Law 16,757/2017. The Law addresses, among other issues, the taxing of software as a service (“SaaS”), the online...
On 21 November 2017, the Brazilian Federal Revenue Department (Receita Federal do Brasil, “RFB”) published Private Ruling 519/2017 which addresses the charging of...
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