In brief On 25 June 2025, SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade) initiated a sunset review on the antidumping duties in force against Brazilian imports of ceramic foam filters, commonly classified under the NCM code 6903.90.91 e 6903.90.99, from China. This is a product used to filter liquid metals – such as aluminum, copper or iron […]

In brief On 25 June 2025, SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade) initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duties in force against Brazilian imports of safety glass for household refrigerating appliances, commonly classified under the NCM code 7007.19.00, from China. The product under consideration consists of safety glass for use in household refrigerating appliances, such as […]

In brief As of May 23, 2025, Decree No. 12.466, of May 22, 2025, which amends Decree No. 6.306, of December 14, 2007, the Regulation of the Tax on Credit, Exchange and Insurance Transactions – IOF, came into force. The changes provide for an increase in tax rates on various transactions, summarized in the table […]

In brief On May 6, SECEX[1] initiated a public interest assessment proceeding on the imports of gloves for non-surgical procedures from China, Malaysia and Thailand, commonly classified under NCMs 3926.20.00, 4015.12.00, and 4015.19.00. The Brazilian antidumping regulation (Decree No. 8.058/2013) authorizes the suspension or modification of definitive antidumping measures due to public interest reasons in […]

In brief In a context of increasing trade barriers to Brazilian exports, especially the additional tariffs imposed by the United States (US Reciprocal Tariffs) that include Brazilian exports, in addition to environmental restrictions on the export of Brazilian products by the European Union and other countries (such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and […]

In a nutshell Federal Law No. 14.904/2024 was published. The law establishes guidelines for the preparation of climate change adaptation plans, with the aim of guiding the implementation of measures to reduce the vulnerability and exposure to risks of environmental, social, economic and infrastructure systems, in the face of the current and expected adverse effects […]