The Environmental Protection Agency of the State of São Paulo (CETESB) published Board Decision No. 55/2020/P with new regulation applicable to sanctioning administrative procedures. Please find below some of the main changes: Granting of discounts: in case of fines, the violator might obtain the following discount options in order to terminate the procedure:a) 30% in case […]
A reminder that until the end of June (June 30, 2020) is the legal term for companies that receive foreign investment and have assets or net equity equal to or greater than BRL 250,000,000.00 (two hundred fifty million Reais) to comply with the Declaration of Economic and Financial Information by submitting their financial data, related to the base-date […]
On 11 May 2020, the municipality of Rio de Janeiro reopened its tax amnesty program called “Concilia Rio.” The program was created through Law # 5.854/2015 and offers taxpayers the possibility to renegotiate their municipal tax debts, including but not limited to services tax (“ISS”), real state tax (”IPTU”) debts, whether registered or not on […]
ANVISA published (May 28) the Resolution RDC No. 392/2020 for defining extraordinary and temporary criteria and procedures for flexing certain specific requirements applicable to the Good Manufacturing Practices and Import of Pharmaceutical Inputs, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the RDC, exceptional and temporally, manufacturers and importers of drugs and pharmaceutical inputs may disregard […]
Yesterday, the Government of the State of São Paulo announced the extension of the quarantine for another 15 days, with progressive flexibilization considering the characteristics of each location. Other states have been following the same path in the pursuit of a gradual resumption of economic activity. In line with the initial reopening movement and in […]
On May 26, 2020, the Rio de Janeiro State enacted Resolution PGE/RJ nº 4.547/20, in order to regulate Decree nº 46.982/20, which in its turn extended the deadline for payment of installments of tax debts carried out by taxpayers resulting from debts with the State Attorney General´s Office. According to the Resolution, the installments […]
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the following updates in the Electronic Official Bulletin No. 2577, of May 26, 2020: I. As of June 1, 2020, all deadlines for processing administrative procedures will be resumed, without further extensions. II. The remote working for public officers and collaborators was extended, aiming at their safety […]
Due to the worsening of coronavirus pandemic in the State of São Paulo, public administration is studying the adoption of more severe restrictions. According to news published in the media, social isolation rates have not reached satisfactory levels and the hospital network for the care of infected people shows signs of exhaustion. These facts point […]
After a brief filed by Grupo FarmaBrasil, the Supreme Federal Court postponed the analysis of complaint ADI 5,529, filed by the Federal Public Prosecutors’ Office, to have the Court declare unconstitutional Article 40, sole paragraph, of the Brazilian IP Law. Justice Fux also granted Grupo FarmaBrasil request to act as an amicus curiae. As previously […]
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