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In short On January 31, Transparency International released the 2022 – Corruption Perception Index, an indicator published annually that evaluates the perception of integrity in 180 countries around the world, assigning scores from 0 to 100. The publication shows Brazil, that in the 2021 edition held the 96th position, holding the 94th position. Despite arising […]

In brief  The Brazilian Federal Revenue Service’s Normative Instruction (“IN”) No. 2119, published on December 6, 2022 (“IN 2119”), amended the provisions on the requirements to the General Taxpayer´s Registry (“CNPJ”) under the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service, as well as the provisions related to the Disclosure of Ultimate Beneficial Owner (“UBO”) with the Federal Revenue Service. […]

In brief On 17 January 2023, State Decree nº 16,089/2023[1] was published, establishing and updating the take-back requirements system for packaging in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. In summary, the decree becomes the new regulatory standard on the take-back requirements system for packaging in the state. More details  Decree No. 16,089/2023 updates and establishes […]

In brief We inform you that on January 12, 2023 (Thursday), Provisional Measures (MPs), Decrees and Ordinances were published with the purpose of reducing the Federal Government’s budget deficit, as mentioned below: Tax Recovery Measures that affect taxpayersJoint Ordinance PGFN/RFB No. 1/2023:   – Joint Ordinance PGFN/RFB No. 1/2023:  Creates the Program for the Reduction of […]

In brief On December 27, 2022, the BPTO published ORDINANCE/BPTO/PR nº 78, which establishes phase IV of the pilot project for shared examination Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), as well as ORDINANCE/BPTO/PR nº 79, which governs the priority processing of patent applications. Both became into force on January 1, 2023. More details  ORDINANCE/BPTO/PR nº 78 increased […]

In brief On December 30, 2022, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the minute of an internal meeting held by its Office’s board (by means of SEI INPI # 0747049) in which the BPTO considerably simplified the process of registration of technology transfer, licenses for industrial property rights and franchising agreements.The changes follow […]

In brief The ABNT 2030 Recommended Practice (PR) was published on 14 December 2022, providing for the conceptualization, guidelines and evaluation models for implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices for organizations and businesses in general. More details  The PR, which provides for the conceptualization, guidelines and evaluation models for the implementation of ESG practices, […]

In brief On 22 December 2022, PROCON/SP published Normative Ordinance No. 0229/2022, establishing the State Code of Inspection and Sanctioning Procedures (“Ordinance“), and providing instructions for the use of the PROCON/SP digital system. More details The referred Ordinance establishes the State Code of Inspection and Sanctioning Procedures, aiming to regulate the inspection activities by PROCON/SP […]

The Federal Government published today (December 29, 2022) the Provisional Measure No. 1,152/22, introducing changes in the Transfer Pricing legislation, adopted to control transactions performed by Brazilian taxpayers with related parties located abroad. As expected, the changes introduced by the Provisional Measure No. 1,152/2022 are aligned with the OECD standards, representing one of the key […]