Legal alerts

After several weeks of judgement, the Brazilian Supreme Court concluded yesterday (May 12) the judgement of ADI No. 5.529, regarding the 10-year minimum patent term.  This case was filed in 2016, by the Public Prosecutors’ Office (PPO), challenging the constitutionality of Article 40, sole paragraph, of the IP Law, which provided a minimum 10-year exclusivity […]

In brief The Ministry of the Environment, IBAMA and ICMBIO edited Joint Normative Instruction (INC) MMA / IBAMA / ICMBio No. 2/2021, published in the Federal Official Gazette last Thursday (04/29). The new INC updated some procedures established by Joint INC No. 1/2021, which was published at the beginning of April, in special the ones […]

Executive Order no. 1,046 was issued today, reinstating employment related measures to deal with the public health emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. It contains provisions of the former Executive Order no. 927 but with some relevant updates. The following measures, among others, may be adopted by Brazilian employers for up to 120 days: (i) […]

Executive Order no. 1,045 was issued today, implementing the New Emergency Program for Maintenance of Jobs and Income in Brazil. Such order contains additional employment related measures to face the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, reinstating some of the provisions previously contained in Executive Order no. 936, which was converted into Law no. 14,020/20. The […]

In brief The Environmental Agency of the State of São Paulo – CETESB published Technical Note No. 01/21 in April/2021 providing the applicable methodologies for the measurement and report of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) for the parties that are included in the São Paulo Environment Agreement. More details The Environmental Agreement was released by […]

Today, April 19, 2021, the Special Secretariat for Social Security and Labor published Ordinance No. 4,334, with new rules regarding the Working Injury Communication (CAT). As of June 8, 2021, CAT will be exclusively electronic, with no more hard copy forms to be filed. Employers  should use the eSocial system for this communication. The other authorized parties to issue […]

In brief The Ministry of the Environment, IBAMA and ICMBIO published Joint Normative Instruction (INC) MMA/IBAMA/ICMBio nº 1 of 2021, published in the Federal Official Gazette last Wednesday (April 4), which updated the rules regarding the federal administrative proceedure for administrative infractions related to due harmful conducts and activities to the environment. More details In […]

After the ruling session concluded last Monday (4.12.2021), the Supreme Court ruled by majority (9×2) that the Federal Court of Accounts is not allowed to review the constitutionality of laws and normative acts in Brazil. With that in consideration, the Court surpassed the Precedent 347, edited in 1963, that previously authorized this type of review […]

In brief On April 7, 2021, a new Public  was launched by the Central Bank of Brazil, aiming to improve the rules of social, environmental, and climate risks management, as well as the requirements regarding the Policy of Social, Environmental and Climate Responsibility. Determinations The  consultation are based on two regulatory proposals: Social, Environmental, and […]