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On October 15, 2019, Normative Ruling No. 1,911/19 of the Brazilian Federal Revenue (“Brazilian IRS”) was published in the Federal Official Gazette, consolidating the rules applied to the turnover taxes over revenues (“PIS and COFINS”), including the rules applicable to importation of services (“PIS-Import and COFINS-Import) and on transactions involving tax incentives. Normative Ruling No. […]

The Government of Rio de Janeiro published on October 16 the Decree 46,793/19, which “establishes the differentiated taxation regime for industries of the steel sector” located in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The regime provides the following tax benefits: – Deemed tax credit in domestic and interstate sales operations, so that the tax burden […]

It was published today, October 17, 2019, the so-called “Provisional Measure of Legal Taxpayers”, which sets forth the conditions for the Federal Treasury and the taxpayers with tax debts undertaking agreements to resolve the litigation. The Provisional Measure regulates the rule set forth in Article 171 of the Nacional Tax Code, which refers to the […]

On October 15, 2019, State Decree No. 46,788/2019, which changes State Decree No. 46,366/2018 that regulates the Anti-Corruption Law at the state level was published in the State Official Gazette. The new decree provides more efficiency to the government on the assessment of violations to the AntiCorruption Law. One of the new aspects brought by […]

Last Wednesday (11.09), the Superior Labor Court (TST) ruled that it is impossible for the Labor Court to partially ratify extrajudicial agreements entered into between employers and employees. Since Law 13,467 / 2017 came into effect (Labor Reform), extrajudicial agreements have been one of the innovations used most frequently by companies and their employees. In […]

On September 23, 2019, Federal Decree 10,025/2019 was published, to regulate arbitration between the Federal Union or other Federal Public Administration entities and concessionaires of federal public services. Matters subject to arbitrationThe decree clarifies that the arbitration can resolve controversies on any “patrimonial disposable right“, including (but not exclusively), in relation to the concession agreements […]

The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) issued yesterday, on September 30, 2019, the CVM Resolution 829 (“Resolution 829”), which set forth a new procedure for publicly-held companies to publish the documents required by Law 6,404, of December 15, 1976, as amended (“Brazilian Corporate Law”) and CVM regulations, in consonance with the new wording of […]

In view of the changes made by the Government Act (Medida Provisória) 892, of August 5, 2019 in the Brazilian Corporations Act (Law 6,404/76) providing that an act by the Ministry of the Economy would set forth rules for the publication and disclosure of corporate acts of privately-held corporations, to replace the requirement of publication […]

Last Thursday (09.27.19), the Specialized Section of the Superior Labor Court decided, by majority, that it is impossible to collect cumulatively the payment of additional for hazardous conditions of work and dangerous conditions of work, even though arising from distinct and autonomous generating facts. The vote of the Reviewing Justice (Alberto Bresciani) prevailed, followed by […]