In brief Decree No. 10.935/2022, which provides rules regarding the protection of natural underground cavities existing in the national territory and revokes Decree No. 99.556 of 1 October 1990, was published on 12 January 2022 (“Decree“). More details In short, the Decree provides more lenient measures for exploring natural underground cavities, which has triggered protests […]
In brief On Jan 25, 2022, Ordinance MTP/MS No. 14 was published in the Official Gazette triggering important changes in the measures that must be observed by employers for the prevention of infection by COVID19 in the workplace. More details Among the changes brought by such Ordinance, there are new and expanded definitions of the […]
Summary On January 25, 2022, Transparency International released the Corruption Perceptions Index (IPC) for 2021, which presents the perception of global market about corruption in the public sector. The IPC ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of corruption, presenting the results on a scale from 0 (most corrupt) to […]
A reminder that until the end of March is the legal term for all the companies that receive foreign investment comply with the Statement of Economic and Financial Information, submitting their financial data for the base date of December 31, 2021, in the Central Bank’s System, as per Resolution No. 3,844, of March 23, 2010, of the […]
In brief Federal decree No. 10.936/2022, which regulates the National Solid Waste Policy, was published on 13 January 2022, revoking the previous regulation established by federal decree No. 7.404/2010 and federal decree No. 9.177/2017, which dealt with isonomy in reverse logistics as well as other provisions. More details The new regulation institutes the Nacional Reverse […]
In brief In late 2021, the president of Brazil enacted Law No. 14,286, which establishes the New Brazilian Foreign Exchange Framework. Among several innovations, which will be addressed in a specific e-Alert, the Law met an old demand from the infrastructure sector: the possibility of stipulating payment in foreign currency for certain agreements executed between […]
In brief The president of Brazil enacted, with vetoes, Law No. 14,300, which establishes the legal framework for distributed generation, providing and consolidating rules for consumers to generate their own energy, especially the new tariff rules and a transition period for existing projects. More details The distributed generation model was established by the National Power […]
In brief On January 4th, 2022, the Law n. 14,289 was enacted, providing for the obligation to preserve confidentiality of the condition of individuals who are positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), chronic hepatitis (HBV and HCV), leprosy and tuberculosis. The new legislation innovates by imposing the obligation of private agents to preserve the confidentiality […]
Briefly Directive No. 22, of 22 December 2021, by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Resources (IBAMA), which regulates the Annual Report of Potentially Polluting Activities and Users of Environmental Resources, came into force on 3 January 2022, revoking the previous consolidated directives. Further details IBAMA Directive No. 22/2021 revoked IBAMA Directive No. 6/2014 […]
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