Summary On July 29, 2025, Complementary Law No. 216/2025 was published, which, among other changes, included services within the scope of the special customs regimes Drawback and RECOF. The new regulation provides for the suspension of the PIS/Pasep and Cofins contributions, including PIS/Pasep-Import and Cofins-Import, applicable to the importation or domestic acquisition—whether combined or not—of […]

In brief Published on July 15th, Decree No. 12.551/2025 regulates the Economic Reciprocity Law[1], establishing criteria for the Executive Branch to establish suspensions of trade concessions, investments and obligations relating to intellectual property rights (collectively called “countermeasures”), in response to unilateral measures adopted by a country or economic bloc that negatively impact Brazil’s international competitiveness.[2] […]

In brief On July 15, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the opening of a formal investigation[1] , based on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, into unfair trade practices by Brazil. [2] In more detail The investigation aims to examine allegations concerning Brazil’s commercial practices which, according […]

In brief This Wednesday, July 9th, President Trump sent a letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva informing that the United States will be imposing 50% tariffs on all Brazilian imports effective August 1st. In more detail The seven-paragraph correspondence follows a week in which Brazil hosted the BRICS summit in Rio de […]

In brief On 30 June 2025, SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade) initiated an antidumping investigation on the Brazilian imports of hot-rolled flat stainless-steel products from China, India and Indonesia, commonly classified under the NCM code 7219.11.00, 7219.12.00, 7219.13.00, 7219.14.00, 7219.21.00, 7219.22.00, 7219.23.00, 7219.24.00, 7220.11.00, 7220.12.20, and 7220.12.90. This is an input widely used […]

In brief On July 7, 2025, two ordinances were published that directly impact tax litigation: Ordinance MF No. 1,430/2025 regulates judicial and administrative deposits involving the Federal Government. Starting January 1, 2026, deposits will be adjusted by the IPCA (Broad Consumer Price Index). Deposits made until December 31, 2025, will continue to be updated by […]

In brief Last Wednesday (June 25), MERCOSUR published CMC Decision No. 1/2025[1] allowing MERCOSUR State Parties to extend the List of Exceptions to the Common External Tariff (LETEC) by 50 additional NCM codes, provided specific conditions are met. This is a temporary measure implemented as a way of adapting to the new international context[2]. In […]

In brief The Supreme Court (“STF”) ruled, by majority, the partial unconstitutionality of the safe harbor of Article 19 of the Brazilian Internet Legal Framework (“MCI” – Law No. 12,965/2014“), which, as a general rule, conditioned the civil liability of Internet application providers for third-party content to the non-compliance with a prior court order. According […]

In brief The Federal Supreme Court (STF) has resumed its judgment on the constitutionality of charging union assistance fees to employees who are not union members. In more detail In 2017, the STF had declared the collection of assistance contributions from non-unionized employees unconstitutional, leading to their suspension. However, in 2023, the Court reversed its […]