Compliance Tag Archive

Brazilian Corporations: Non-Residents Can Become Executive Directors

Non-residents (Brazilians or foreigners) can now be executive directors of Brazilian companies. Brazil’s legal framework continues to improve, with this being another step...

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Brazil’s Data Protection Law is in force

Brazil's General Data Protection Law is a comprehensive piece of legislation addressing data protection in Brazil. It is Brazil's equivalent to Europe's GDPR and California's...

Corporate • Intellectual Property|

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Changes to Corporate Rules: Online Meetings and Extended Deadlines

Corporate meetings can now be held partially or totally online. This applies to publicly-held and private companies. ...

Contracts • Corporate|

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Updated: Brazil-Switzerland Double Tax Agreement Signed

Brazil and Switzerland have entered into a double tax agreement. The Convention for Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax...

Tax and Customs|

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Updated: Disclosure of Ultimate Beneficiaries to the Brazilian Federal Revenue Department

Quick read: The Brazilian Federal Revenue Department (“RFB”, from its original in Portuguese) has issued new rules for the disclosure of ultimate beneficiaries of foreign...

Corporate • Tax and Customs|

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Brazilian Data Protection Agency is Created

One of Michel Temer’s last acts as Brazil’s President was to set up the much-anticipated National Data Protection Agency. Provisional Measure 869/2018 was published on 28...

Corporate|

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Blockchain Adopted by Brazil’s Tax Authority

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...

Intellectual Property • Tax and Customs|

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Brazil-China Customs Agreement in Force

On 30 October 2018, Federal Decree 9,542/2018 was published in the official gazette. The Brazil-China Agreement on Mutual Administrative and Customs Matters was signed by the...

Tax and Customs|

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Less Corporate Requisitions = Quicker Turnarounds

Quick Read: Corporate registrations will be faster, as requisitions will be standardised and more limited. Powers of officers at Companies Registries have been reduced. This is...

Corporate|

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Agents Targeted for Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism

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...

Contracts • Corporate • Intellectual Property • Tax and Customs|

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