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Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 197
TC 005.361/2023-0 (TCU): embargos de declaração em face de acórdão prolatado em auditoria operacional realizada com o…
On your radar | Issue 28
In each edition of On your radar it is interesting to consider any common themes across various jurisdictions. In this edition, the themes might be…
The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, April 2025
Alongside the Strategy the FCA issued a feedback statement, , to its July 2024 call for input on its Consumer Duty rule review. The FCA will not…
Brazil’s Sin Tax: Will It Impact My Business?
The selective tax (Imposto Seletivo, or IS in the Portuguese acronym), also known as the sin tax, is a new tax passed under Brazil’s Tax Reform and…
IMO Approves New Regulatory Package to Decarbonize International Maritime Transport
Between April 7 and 11, 2025, during the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the International Maritime Organization…
Terceirizados e Pirataria de Software: a Responsabilidade Continua Sendo da Empresa
Durante auditorias de conformidade de software (License Compliance), é comum que empresas tentem justificar o uso de programas não…
Third Parties and Software Piracy: Companies Remain Legally Responsible
During software compliance audits, it is not uncommon for companies to claim that pirated programs were installed by external contractors or IT…
World IP Day: The Importance of Intellectual Property for the Music Industry
On April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day. The theme chosen by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) for 2025 is "IP and…
Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 196
Monitoramento da recomendação feita mediante acórdão proferido no âmbito da solicitação do Congresso Nacional, que teve como objetivo apurar a…
Global immigration news round-up
This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following recent updates from Brazil, China, France & the…
Acontece Tributário - 14 a 19 de abril de 2025
Em 14/4, foi publicada a Medida Provisória nº 1.294 que atualiza a tabela progressiva mensal a ser utilizada no cálculo do Imposto de renda incidente…
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court Suspends All Labour Claims that Discuss Hiring Independent Contractors
The Federal Supreme Court rendered a decision suspending all labour claims that discuss the hiring of independent contractors as self-employed…
Brazil - a new ally for the enforcement avengers? Brazil collaborating with China on anti-corruption enforcement
At a legal industry event on 9 April 2025, Marcelo Pontes Vianna, the head of the secretariat for private integrity of Brazil's Office of the…
Workplace Mental Health: Tackling Psychosocial Risks for a Healthier Future
Since the pandemic period, the topic of mental health has gained significant attention in the job market and attracted global interest. In Brazil…
Caetano e a Tropicália: uma análise frente aos direitos de marca, autor e imagem
A polêmica entre Caetano Veloso e a Osklen ganhou um novo capítulo após o cantor mover um processo contra o juiz responsável pelo caso. A disputa…
“Pressure points”: Latin America’s role in Amazon-Nokia, Ericsson-Lenovo settlements
Last month, ip fray reported on the settlement of two major, global standard-essential patent (SEP) disputes: Nokia and Amazon (March 31, 2025 ip…
Brazil Initiates Antidumping Investigation of PET Resin Imports from Malaysia and Vietnam
On April 3, 2025, Brazil's Secretariat of Foreign Trade published Circular No. 25 of April 2, 2025, initiating an antidumping (AD) investigation of…
Brazil’s Proposed 2025 Dividend Tax Reform: Implications for Individuals and Holding Companies
Brazil’s government has proposed significant changes to its dividend taxation framework as part of the 2025 tax reform. The proposed measures affect…
Online ads for Brazilian Butt Lifts strike a bum note with the ASA
This week, the ASA targeted a number of irresponsible ads for liquid Brazilian Butt Lifts (BBL). While there will be many that have fallen between…
Revisão da Cannabis Medicinal: Consulta 1.316/2025 aberta
Segue aberta até 03 de junho de 2025, a Consulta Pública (CP) nº 1.316/2025, que visa iniciar o processo de revisão da Resolução da Diretoria…
