Mining Law

Choice of Forum in Brazil: Recent Changes May Render Clauses Void

Forum selection clauses may be easily voided after the Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure was amended. ...

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Brazil’s Mining Laws Improved

Important changes to Brazil’s mining laws came into force in late 2022. These include longer exploration licence periods and measures that will assist mining financing...

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Uranium Mining by Private Miners Allowed in Brazil

Uranium mining is no longer a monopoly in Brazil....

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Brazil and UK Sign Double Tax Agreement

Brazil and the UK have signed a double tax agreement. The agreement has not yet come into force but it marks yet another step taken by Brazil to open its economy....

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Low tax on importing goods into Brazil: the Temporary Admission Regime

Brazil’s temporary admission regime (regime de admissão temporária) allows certain goods to temporarily enter Brazil without the payment of import-related taxes. This is a...

Contracts • Government Procurement and PPPs • Mining Law • Tax and Customs|

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Translation of Declaration of Rights of Economic Freedom

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...

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Mining Agency to Share Information with Revenue Department

On 10 January 2019, an extract of the agreement between the Brazilian National Mining Agency (“ANM”) and the Federal Revenue Department (“RFB”) was published in the...

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Mining Royalties Changed Again; Changes to the Mining Code Reversed

Mining Royalties On 19 December 2017, Law 13,540/2017 was passed, bringing material changes to the calculation methods and rates of the financial compensation for the...

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