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Trench Rossi Watanabe is pleased to announce that Maria Rita Ferragut will be its new tax partner. The lawyer joins the firm to further strengthen its specialized team and strengthen tax litigation with current clients, and to expand and develop new business opportunities in the Brazilian market. With more than 25 years’ experience as a […]

Please be reminded that companies with head offices in Brazil that have foreign investors, with assets or net worth equal to or greater than R$ 250,000,000.00 on the base-dates of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, must register in the Electronic Declaratory System (“RDE-IED”) four financial-economic declarations per year, referencing to such […]

The Superior Labor Court (TST) confirmed last week that pregnant women, employed under a temporary contract, has no right to the pregnancy job stability provided by the legislation (Art. 10 of the Transitory Constitutional Provisions) – period between the confirmation of pregnancy up to five months following birth. The temporary worker provide services under temporary […]

We are delighted to share the news that we have been recognized with the Human Rights and Diversity Seal of the São Paulo City Hall as one of the best practice companies in the “Women”, “LGBTI” and “Racial Equality” categories. Prominent projects were, respectively, “Culture of Equity”, “Affinity Group in the Diversity and Inclusion Committee” […]

The Federal Government revoked Law No. 4.594/1964 that regulates the insurance brokerage activities in Brazil and removed insurance brokers as one of the players under the oversight of the Superintendence of Private Insurance (SUSEP).   The Provisional Measure (MP) No. 905 issued on November 11, 2019 intends to deregulate some labor rules to incentive the […]

Please be advised that, on November 12 2019 (Tuesday), the Provisional Measure 905/2019 was published creating the Green and Yellow employment contract, as well as changing the labor and social security legislation. a) Green and Yellow Employment Contract The Green and Yellow program was launched to stimulate job creation to individuals from 18 to 29 […]

In order to comply with the Madrid Protocol, which will be effective as of October 2, 2019 in Brazil, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published in the Electronic Official Bulletin No. 2539, of September 3, 2019, two resolutions that deal with the following points: (i) co-ownership trademark registration; and (ii) division of trademark […]

As part of the preparation to start operating the Madrid Protocol on October 2, 2019, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published in the Electronic Official Bulletin No. 2540, of September 10, 2019, two new resolutions that deal with the following points: (i) multiclass trademark registration; and (ii) trademark registration under the Madrid Protocol […]

On September 29, 2019, the Minister of Economy Mr. Paulo Guedes issued the Ordinance ME no. 531 creating the Federal Tax Administration Committee (“COSAT”), which is liable to issue and establish binding precedents for the Administrative Tax Appeals Council (CARF) and National Treasury’s General Prosecution Office (PGFN). The aforementioned Ordinance does not foresee, in the […]