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New Ordinance from the Ministry of Mines and Energy changes rules for classifying investment projects by electricity distribution concessionaires as priorities
MME Ordinance No. 245/2017 (“Ordinance 245/2017”) was published yesterday, which governs the requirements and procedures relating to the...
New ANEEL resolution simplifies rules for offering guarantees by agents in the electricity sector
ANEEL Normative Resolution No. 766/2017 ("REN 766") was published on April 28, 2017, which regulates the constitution of guarantees by...
Brazilian Investment Partnerships Program
The Brazilian government has recently announced the so-called Projeto Crescer (Project Grow), which is part of the lnvestment...
STF determines that the state of São Paulo reapply the restrictions of federal law nº 5,709/1971 on the acquisitions of rural properties by Brazilian companies with foreign capital.
Since August 2010, acquisitions of rural properties by Brazilian legal entities whose share capital is mostly composed of foreign...
Government issues new ordinance on "Dirty List"
New rules on the disclosure of employers who have subjected workers to slave-like conditions come into force this Friday. READ THE FULL...
The new Civil Procedure Code comes into force
After a period of one year of vacancy, Law no. 13.105/2015, which implements a new Code of Civil Procedure in Brazil. Check out some...
State of São Paulo establishes new Special ICMS Installment Program
On 11/14/2015, Decree nº 61,625 was published, which establishes the Special Program of Installment of ICMS in the State of São Paulo...
CADE opens consultation on a preliminary draft of its Guidelines for Compliance Programs
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (“CADE”) has recently made available a preliminary draft of its Guidelines for Compliance...
Federal Law No. 13.129/15 and changes to the Brazilian Arbitration Act now in force
On July 25th 2015, sixty days after being enacted, Federal Law No. 13.129/15 has come into force, bringing some significant changes to...
Annual Foreign Capital Census
As provided for by the Circular Letter 3,062 of the Brazilian Central Bank (Banco Central do Brasil– “BCB”), as of June 25th, 2012...
CADE issues Guidelines for the assessment of gun jumping
On May 20, 2015, the Brazilian antitrust authority (“CADE”) issued“Guidelines for the Assessment of Gun Jumping” (“Guidelines”) that...
Federal Government announces new phase of the Logistics Investment Program
This Tuesday, June 9, 2015, the Government launched a new stage of a program launched in 2012 that involves investments in the...
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