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Anti-counterfeiting - New Interpretation of Brazilian IRS Reduces Costs, Increase Predictability, and Strengthens Enforcement
New guidance standardizes procedures, reduces costs, and prevents the improper release of counterfeit goods. For years, anti-piracy efforts in Brazil…
What Changes for Non-Life Insurance in Brazil pursuant to Public Consultation No. 10/2025
Just days before the new Insurance Law (Law No. 15,040/2024) comes into force, SUSEP has launched a public consultation on a draft resolution…
Enactment of Law No. 15,270/2025, Which Establishes Dividend Taxation, Expands the Exemption Threshold, and Introduces a Minimum Tax on High Incomes
On November 26, 2025, Bill No. 1,087/2025 ("Bill No. 1,087") was enacted and converted into Law No. 15,270/2025, which introduces a series of…
The Mercosur-EFTA Free Trade Agreement: Intellectual Property, Regulatory Governance, and the Pursuit of Innovation and Public Interest
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland - and the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) -…
Novo imposto sobre streaming pode chegar a 4%
Desafio será blindar consumidor; PL quer equilibrar crescimento de apps e produção nacional A Câmara dos Deputados aprovou o Projeto de Lei nº 8…
Paraguay’s Personal Data Protection Law published
On November 27, Paraguay published Law No. 7593/2025, the country’s first general personal data protection law. Until now, the matter was governed by…
Edição gênica já redesenha a agricultura mundial; O Brasil está pronto para acompanhar?
A edição gênica está redesenhando as fronteiras da agricultura mundial. Em um cenário em que a segurança alimentar, a sustentabilidade e a…
Publicada a Lei de Proteção de Dados Pessoais do Paraguai
O Paraguai publicou em 27/11 sua primeira Lei geral de proteção de dados pessoais, a Lei nº 7593/2025. Antes dessa Lei, o país contava apenas com…
MME moves forward with structuring the 2026 Capacity Reserve Auctions
On October 24, 2025, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (“MME”) published Normative Ordinances No. 118/2025 and No. 119/2025, which establish the…
Tax Reform - Guidance on the entry into force of the IBS/CBS on January 1, 2026
On December 2, Joint CGIBS/RFB Notice No. 1/2025 was published, guidING on the main and ancillary tax obligations related to the triggering events…
Corporate Tax News
The Brazilian government has enacted Law 15.270/2025, which reintroduces the taxation of dividends paid to nonresident legal entities and individuals…
Notas Fiscais - Alterações do layout já a partir de janeiro/2026.
A partir de 1º de Janeiro de 2026, será necessária a realização de alterações no layout das notas…
Liability of Digital Platforms: What Changes in the Fight Against Piracy After the Brazilian Supreme Court’s Ruling on Article 19 of the Internet Civil Framework (MCI)
With the Brazilian Supreme Court's decision on the MCI, online Marketplaces and social networks lose their unrestricted immunity, ushering in a new…
Heineken Unit Files Federal Action to Cancel ” Cerveja Bávara Real” Mark Following BPTO Reversal
A new trademark dispute in Brazil’s beer sector highlights the tension between long-established brands and later-filed marks that rely on close…
Brazil: An Unregulated “Pharmaceutical Orange Book”? New patent-intelligence cooperation has a story to tell
Brazil's Ministry of Health and ABIFINA, the association representing local biosimilar and generic companies, have signed a patent-intelligence…
Derrubada dos vetos ao novo Licenciamento Ambiental: impactos para o agro e o setor produtivo
Em 27 de novembro de 2025, o Congresso Nacional derrubou a maior parte dos vetos presidenciais ao novo marco do licenciamento ambiental. A decisão…
Overturning of the vetoes to the new Environmental Licensing Framework: impacts on agribusiness and the productive sector
On November 27, 2025, the National Congress overturned most of the presidential vetoes to the new environmental licensing framework. The decision…
Asia & Emerging Countries Legal Update
ブラジルの上院は、2025 年 11 月 5 日、毎月 5000 レアルまでの所得についての免税と、高所得者に対する課税を定めた、2025 年法律第…
O Caso Eletrobras: Axia, União e o conforto da culpa sem dono
O julgamento do acordo entre a Axia Energia (ex-Eletrobras) e a União no Supremo Tribunal Federal não é apenas mais um capítulo de briga pelo poder…
Colheita de dados: O impacto da inteligência artificial no agronegócio brasileiro
IA revoluciona o agronegócio brasileiro, aumentando produtividade e sustentabilidade, com precisão na irrigação, manejo, colheita e redução de…
