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19/02/2025 Newsletter | Life Sciences

The Brazilian health sector is undergoing constant regulatory changes that directly impact the daily work of companies, professionals, and public...

Life Sciences

News

11/02/2025 CADE holds public hearing on digital ecosystems in mobile devices

By Natali de Vicente Santos Kapulskis and Sarah Carneiro On February 19, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (‘CADE’) will...

Competition

Article

31/01/2025 2024 Retrospective – Privacy and Data Protection: January 28 – International Data Protection Day

Introduction The International Data Protection Day is celebrated on January 28. On this date, in 1981, Convention 108 of the...

Privacy and Data Protection

News

27/01/2025 Regulation of Doctor-Industry relations by the Federal Council of Medicine

Relations between the medical community and the healthcare industry in Brazil will experience a major shift in 2025. On March...

Compliance and Corporate Ethics

News

23/01/2025 Tax Reform – Complementary Law establishing IBS, CBS, and IS

By ricardo valim and José Martho On January 17, Complementary Law 214/2025 was published, approving the Consumption Tax Reform and...

Tax

Article

12/12/2024 Brazilian Bill regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence is approved by Senate and goes to the Chamber of Deputies

By Natali de Vicente Santos Kapulskis e Sarah Carneiro After more than a year of debates, the Senate yesterday (10)...

Administrative Law and Public Contracts

News

25/11/2024 ANPD publishes English version of the LGPD and the International Data Transfer Regulation

On November 6, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published English translations of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD)...

Privacy and Data Protection

Article

30/10/2024 CGU updates the concept of an Integrity Program

By Thais R. e Lia C. Recently, the Office of the Comptroller General (“CGU”) published the second edition of the...

Administrative Law and Public Contracts

Article

28/10/2024 Stock Option Plans – To be or not to be (compensation)

By Isadora Varella, Maury Lobo de Athayde and Angelica Santos. Stock-based incentives have always been a controversial topic in Brazil...

Labor and Employment • Tax

News

28/10/2024 Low Carbon Hydrogen Development Program

Law 14.990/2024 was published on September 30, establishing the Low Carbon Hydrogen Development Program (“PHBC”) to fund the energy transition...

Energy • Environmental and Sustainability • Tax

Article

10/10/2024 Normative ruling on essential safety and performance requirements for medical devices enters into force

By Sotiz Rizo, André Lins and Bernadete de Figueiredo Dias On September 4, 2024, RDC No. 848/2024 (“Resolution”) of the...

Life Sciences

Article

03/10/2024 Clinical Research: Anvisa creates Technical Chamber for Clinical Research on Medicines and Medical Devices

By Bruna Morais Conceição, André Lins e Bernadete de Figueiredo Dias On September 13, 2024, Joint Ordinance No. 2 of...

Life Sciences

News

18/09/2024 Middle Market Companies and Startups to Benefit from New Exemptions for Fundraising in the Brazilian Capital Markets through the FÁCIL Regime – Facilitating Access to Capital and Incentivizing Listings.

By Luiz Rafael de Vargas Maluf and Luiz Gustavo Panizza Brandão Britts On September 11, 2024, the Brazilian Securities and...

Capital Market

Article

11/09/2024 Electronic judicial domicile – Changes deadlines and rules

by Patricia Medeiros Barboza and Marcos D’Angelo The National Council of Justice (CNJ) made changes to Resolution 455/2022 regarding the...

Labor and Employment

Article

28/08/2024 STF reaffirms employers’ right to dismiss employees without just cause in Brazil

The recent decision by the Federal Supreme Court (STF), which confirmed the validity of Brazil’s withdrawal from Convention 158 of...

Labor and Employment