In Brief The Ministry of the Environment enacted Ordinance nº 414 of 2021, published in the Federal Official Gazette on 2 September 2021. The new ordinance institutes the Forest+ Bioeconomy modality, within the scope of Ordinance MMA nº 288 of 2020, which created the National Payment Program for Environmental Services – Forest+. More Details According […]
The Provisional Measure No. 1.067/2021 (“Measure”) was issued today (September 03) in the Union’s Official Gazette, aiming to improve the agility and efficiency of the incorporation process of drugs by the Brazilian Agency of Supplementary Health (“ANS”) for health plans. The Measure amends Law No. 9.656/1998, which regulates private health care plans and insurance. Below […]
In brief On 09/02/2021, the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill of Law 2,337/2021 (PL 2337/2021), which relates to the tax reform of the Income Tax and the Social Contribution on Net Profits. The legislative house confirmed by phone that the consolidated and final text of PL 2337/2021 has not yet been officially […]
In Brief Today Brazil’s President enacted Law n. 14.200/21 (former bill n. 12/21), which regulates compulsory licensing for patents and patent applications in cases of a declaration of national or international emergency, public interest or public calamity. The new legislation is one of the several recent developments affecting Brazil’s landscape on pharmaceutical patents, after the […]
On 09/01/2021 overnight, the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies voted and approved Bill of Law 2,337/2021, which relates to the tax reform of the Income Tax and the Social Contribution on Net Profits. The approved Bill of Law was the replacement one presented by Rapporteur Celso Sabino (PSDB-PA). However, it cannot yet be considered […]
In brief On 08/12/2021, Congressman Celso Sabino (PSDB-PA), the rapporteur of the Brazilian Income Tax reform Bill of Law (PL 2,337/2021), officially presented changes to the original bill proposed by the Federal Government. The Bill of Law published on 12/08/2021 (which includes the changes made by Celso Sabino) replaces the original bill. Although this is, […]
Last Tuesday (08/03/2021), Congressman Celso Sabino (PSDB-PA) submitted an amendment to Bill of Law # 2,337/2021 (2nd phase of Tax Reform), putting forward a 1.5% increase in the Financial Compensation for the Exploration of Mineral Resources (“Compensação Financeira pela Exploração de Recursos Minerais” – CFEM) rate on iron, cooper, bauxite, gold, manganese, kaolin and nickel […]
On July 27, 2021, the Federal Government created the System of Public Integrity of the Federal Executive Branch (“Sipef”), through a presidential decree issued by President Jair Bolsonaro. Sipef will coordinate and articulate the activities related to public integrity in the federal executive branch, in addition to establishing standards for integrity measures adopted by agencies […]
Last Tuesday (July 27, 2021), the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency – ANP published the tender protocol and the form of the concession agreement for the 17th Bidding Round of oil and gas exploration and production blocks. The public session for submission of bids is scheduled to occur on October 7, 2021, and […]
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