The president of the Superior Labor Court (TST) and Superior Council of Labor Justice (CSJT), Justice Maria Cristina Peduzzi, and Justice Aloysio Corrêa da Veiga (Head of Labor Court’s Internal Affairs), signed on May 29th, the joint act TST.CSJT.CGJT n. 1/2020, providing for new rules for the use of insurance bond in replacement to the […]
The Environmental Protection Agency of the State of São Paulo (CETESB) published Board Decision No. 55/2020/P with new regulation applicable to sanctioning administrative procedures. Please find below some of the main changes: Granting of discounts: in case of fines, the violator might obtain the following discount options in order to terminate the procedure:a) 30% in case […]
A reminder that until the end of June (June 30, 2020) is the legal term for companies that receive foreign investment and have assets or net equity equal to or greater than BRL 250,000,000.00 (two hundred fifty million Reais) to comply with the Declaration of Economic and Financial Information by submitting their financial data, related to the base-date […]
On May 26, 2020, the Rio de Janeiro State enacted Resolution PGE/RJ nº 4.547/20, in order to regulate Decree nº 46.982/20, which in its turn extended the deadline for payment of installments of tax debts carried out by taxpayers resulting from debts with the State Attorney General´s Office. According to the Resolution, the installments […]
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the following updates in the Electronic Official Bulletin No. 2577, of May 26, 2020: I. As of June 1, 2020, all deadlines for processing administrative procedures will be resumed, without further extensions. II. The remote working for public officers and collaborators was extended, aiming at their safety […]
Due to the worsening of coronavirus pandemic in the State of São Paulo, public administration is studying the adoption of more severe restrictions. According to news published in the media, social isolation rates have not reached satisfactory levels and the hospital network for the care of infected people shows signs of exhaustion. These facts point […]
After a brief filed by Grupo FarmaBrasil, the Supreme Federal Court postponed the analysis of complaint ADI 5,529, filed by the Federal Public Prosecutors’ Office, to have the Court declare unconstitutional Article 40, sole paragraph, of the Brazilian IP Law. Justice Fux also granted Grupo FarmaBrasil request to act as an amicus curiae. As previously […]
On May 15, 2020, the State of Rio de Janeiro published Law no. 8,824 / 20, authorizing Rio de Janeiro Governor to create ICMS tax benefits to fight and prevent COVID-19. The benefits may be extended to imports of assets listed in the annex to the Law, as well as on their internal and interstate […]
On May 22, the Supreme Court (STF) will start to rule complaint ADI 5,529, filed by the Federal Public Prosecutors’ Office (FPP) to declare Article 40, sole paragraph, of the Brazilian IP Law unconstitutional. The provision establishes an exceptional rule to guarantee that patent owners will have a minimum of 10 (for patents) and 7 […]
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