On July 27, 2020, the foreign trade secretary enacted SECEX Ordinance # 44/2020, ruling on the authorization and use of drawback customs regimes, revoking the former drawback provisions contained in SECEX Ordinance # 23/2011, which consolidates foreign trade and customs operations. SECEX Ordinance # 44/2020 rules on drawback regimes granted after it entered into full […]

The Brazilian Government submitted on Tuesday (July 21) to the National Congress a bill of law that creates the Social Contribution on Operations with Goods and Services (CBS). CBS shall replace PIS-payroll. as well as PIS/ OFINS on revenues and PIS/COFINS on imports. The unification of PIS and COFINS is the first part of a […]

The Ministry of Economy, Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC) informed on the SISCOSERV page (in the Federal Revenue’s E-CAC) that the system was deactivated from 7/11/2020 and that additional information can be obtained at two electronic addresses available on the website.   In spite of that, the legislation related to SISCOSERV continues to be […]

E-Alert::: Trabalhista | Conversão em Lei da MP936 President Bolsonaro just approved Law 14,020/00, of July 6, 2020, which institutes the emergency program for maintenance of jobs and income, what was previously addressed through the Executive Order 936.   As the current main incentive to the preservation of jobs and income in Brazil, this new […]

On July 1, 2020, the Rio de Janeiro State published State Law # 8,922/2020, granting ICMS exemption on energy transactions under the power set-off system, grounded by Suplementary Law # 160/2017, Convênio ICMS # 16/2015 and Convênio ICMS # 190/2017. The exemption is granted on internal transactions with power supplied by distributors to individuals or […]

The Rio de Janeiro State published, on July 3rd, 2020, SEFAZ-RJ Resolution # 153/2020, governing the adherence to Repetro-SPED special tax regime for the purposes of Law # 8,890/2020.   Rio de Janeiro ICMS Taxpayers willing to join the tax regime in question must complete and submit the “notice of adherence” (“termo de comunicação“), available […]

On Thursday (06/18/2020), the Executive Branch of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro published Municipal Decree No. 47,538, which institutes “Anticorrupção Carioca”, an anticorruption reporting channel. According to the decree, the service aims to allow citizens of Rio de Janeiro to report any acts of misconduct, corruption, fraud, bribery and embezzlement of resources, as well […]

Due to the economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of Covid-19, the Office of the Attorney-General of the National Treasury enacted Ordinance No. 14,402/2020, in effect since 17th of June 2020, setting forth the special tax settlement for outstanding federal debts. The period for enrolling to the program is from the 1st of July 2020 […]

The Senate unanimously approved on this last Tuesday (06/16/20) the Provisional Measure 936/2020, which allows the suspension of the employment contract and the proportional reduction of hours and wages, as well as bring some relevant changes to the Profit Sharing (PLR) legislation. The measure affects workers in the private sector. In the report in favor […]