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On March 2nd, 2020, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security issued the Ordinance No. 71/2020, which establishes rules for the formalization of Consent Decrees within the Consumer Nacional Secretariat (“SENACON”) in administrative proceedings or preliminary investigations. The parties can execute Consent Decrees either before, during or after the conclusion of administrative proceeding, at first […]

With the WHO statement re. the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday, the Brazilian Ministry of Health published today Ordinance No. 356, to regulate the measures set out in Law 13,979/20 to deal with the new virus. The Ordinance provides for measures relating to isolation, quarantine, mandatory medical testing and vaccines, among others. According to the ordinance, isolation […]

On February 13th, 2020, the Consumer National Secretariat (“SENACON”) initiated public consultation on the Ordinance draft regarding the calculation of fines. The suggestions and commentaries to the draft must be submitted via online form, available on this link, until March 14th, 2020. The Ordinance draft proposes that the calculus of the base-penalty considers (i) the supplier’s […]

On March 6th, 2020, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA) published the Ordinance No. 81/2020, which establishes the form of sharing the benefits in the non-monetary modality of access to genetic heritage, according to the Biodiversity Law (Law No. 13,123/2015). The Ordinance contemplates templates and procedures to be followed for the proposition, analysis and signature […]

A reminder that until the end of March (March 31, 2020) is the legal term for companies that receive foreign investment to comply with the Declaration of Economic and Financial Information by submitting their financial data, related to the base-date of December 31, 2019, in the Central Bank of Brazil System, as per Resolution No. […]

In January 2020, the National Consumer Secretariat (“SENACON”) published Technical Notes No. 4/2020 and No. 6/2020, which provide for new guidelines for recall procedures, that is regulated by Ordinance No. 618/2019 (“Recall Ordinance”) from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and by article 10 of the Brazilian Consumer Defense Code (Federal Law No. 8.078 […]

The Federal Government published Decree No. 10,240/2020 in the Official Gazette last Thursday (February 13, 2020). The Decree regulates the take-back system on electronics nationwide. The new rule is aligned with the Sector Agreement for the take-back of electronics signed by the Ministry of Environment and some companies in the sector in October 2019. The […]

On Wednesday (Feb 2), the Senate approved Bill No. 23/2020, drafted by the Federal Government to implement sanitary measures to combat the coronavirus. The law is expected to be signed off by President Jair Bolsonaro this week, considering that the Brazilians repatriated by air from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, are expected […]

We are delighted to inform that the Firm was recognized by the Latin Lawyer with the Leading Lights seal, for our work in pro bono throughout 2019. This reinforces the success of our actions towards an increasingly inclusive and responsible policy. We are very proud of our recent achievements in the Corporate Social Responsibility pillar, […]