The Brazilian Federal Government issued yesterday (October, 13, 2020) the Decree # 10.517, which authorizes a new extension of the term for employers to implement the measures foreseen on the Emergency Employment and Income Maintenance Program, previously regulated by Provisional Measure # 936/2020 and, currently, by Law # 14.020/2020 and Decrees # 10.422 and 10.470. […]

Ordinance No. 518/2020 from the Ministry of Environment was published on October 01, 2020, launching the Forest+ Carbon Modality Program. The Forest+ Program, created by Ordinance No. 288/2020 from the Ministry of Environment, aims at encouraging the private market of payments for environmental services, towards enabling the conservation and protection of native vegetation in all […]

Arising from Executive Order no. 944/2020,  the Law no. 14,043/2020 was approved with amendments by National Congress and sanctioned with vetoes by the President of the Republic. Among the changes to the Program, we highlight: Expansion of scope by increasing the maximum limit of annual gross revenue of companies in 2019 to up to R$ […]

On August 13th, Legislative Bill nº 529/2020 (“Bill 529/20”) was published, proposing changes on the transfer tax (“ITCMD”) legislation in the State of Sao Paulo. The purpose is to equalize the deficit from the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on public revenue and recover part of the State’s investment capacity. The main changes addressed […]

On August 17, the Ministry of Economy published a note on its website announcing the definitive shutdown of the SISCOSERV system. According to the note, the intention is to reduce bureaucracy and facilitate the business environment in Brazil, in line with the recent Economic Freedom Law. Back in June of this year the Government published […]

The Brazilian National Health of Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published on July 29, 2020 the Resolution RDC No. 406/2020 and Normative Instruction – IN No. 63/2020 in order to update the regulations on pharmacovigilance. The new regulatory framework is the result of an extensive discussion between ANVISA and the industry through public consultations.  Both RDC No. […]