In brief On November 29, 2022, the Plenary of the Federal Senate approved the final text of the Bill of Law (in Portuguese: Projeto de Lei – “PL”) No. 4,401/2021 (former PL No. 2,303/2015) in which the Deputy Expedito Netto (Brazilian Democratic Party-Rondônia) is the rapporteur. Currently, PL No. 4.401/2021 is in the processing final stage, which […]

In brief On November 24, 2022, the Decree No. 67.301/2022 was published by the Government of the State of São Paulo and provided for the administrative liability of legal entities for the practice of acts against the Public Administration in the city. The Decree, which comes into effect on the date of its publication, establishes […]

In brief After a long legislative process, a new Brazilian Federal law on cartel damages claims was enacted and entered into force (Law No. 14.470/2022) on 17 November 2022. The statute comes with new provisions that are expected to significantly increase incentives for these lawsuits in Brazil.   More details According to the new statute, those who suffered damages due to […]

In brief On 24 October 2022, CETESB published Board Decision No. 106/2022/P, which establishes the new procedures to be observed within the scope of administrative proceedings for issuing Technical Opinions related to contaminated areas. Further details In sum, the new Board Decision establishes procedures for issuing technical opinions related to: (i) the management of contaminated […]