ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT: HISTORIC STF DECISION TO PRESERVE THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
In a landmark decision, the plenary of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has taken a significant step towards combating deforestation in ...
END OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EMPLOYEE RETURNING TO WORK
Currently, the Brazilian Social Security Institute (INSS) is becoming more aware and vigilant to possible pensions/benefits that are no long ...
BRAZILIAN SUPREME FEDERAL COURT MAINTAINS THE BREAKING OF RES JUDICATA IN TAX MATTERS
The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court, on April 3, upheld the breaking of res judicata in tax matters. This is because six out of the eleven J ...
THE COST OF DATA BREACH: THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN INFORMATION SECURITY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
The average cost of a data breach has reached a new all-time high for organizations, as revealed in the "Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023", ...
GUN JUMPING: PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID INFRACTIONS BEFORE CADE
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE") is a Brazilian governmental agency responsible for analyzing corporate transactions ...
NDAS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
A non-disclosure agreement (NDA or in the plural NDAs) is a legal document used to ensure that certain information and intellectual property ...
IACHR SENTENCES BRAZIL FOR 12 EXECUTIONS IN 2002 POLICE OPERATION
The recent sentencing of the Brazilian government by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has brought to light one of the d ...
ALREADY CONVICTED IN THE U.S. OF INSIDER TRADING, BRAZILIAN LAWYER IS ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION IN BRAZIL
R.C.D.C.N., a former member of an important Brazilian law firm, was a visiting attorney employed by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in the U.S. ...
LEGAL ASPECTS OF EXTRADITION IN BRAZIL: WHAT IS IT AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Extradition involves the cooperation between nations, in which one country requests the transfer of an individual from another country to fa ...
THE CONTRIBUTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO GLOBAL PROGRESS
Intellectual Property protection is an essential pillar for the global economy, since it protects investments of time and money made by a pe ...
TAXATION IN BRAZIL OF FOREIGN INCOME AND CONTROLLED FOREIGN ENTITIES: CHANGES FOR 2024
The year 2023 was marked by significant tax changes in Brazil, with the most important milestone being the approval of the Indirect Tax Refo ...