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As we shall demonstrate in the first part of this chapter, there are many questions yet to be answered before private enforcement takes off in Brazil. Basic questions such as who, when, how and what may need to be clarified before plaintiffs feel comfortable initiating an extremely long and expensive recovery of damages. The second part of this chapter will report on the current status of the major private cases initiated in the past years. Finally, suggestions will be provided to address the lack of incentives to seek private antitrust enforcement in Brazil.

In this guide, in-house counsel at multinational companies can learn about global labor regulations, termination practices, discrimination law, collective dismissals, and more.

A review of the use of arbitration in the Brazilian power sector in light of Law No. 10,847 and Law No. 10,848 of 15 March 2004.

An analysis of draft rules regarding the lease of port terminals in the cities of Santos and Belem, Brazil as well as the "rebalance" of existing port terminal lease agreements.

A brief discussion of the expansion of Brazilian companies into the global market, with particular focus on the government's role in that expansion.

Last year, the Internal Revenue Service published Ordinance 1,793/2013, which lays out new criteria for monitoring high-value corporate taxpayers. The goal is to increase tax compliance and tax revenue. This article views which taxes are covered by the corporate tax monitoring programme.

This article describes the important to identify and understand the barriers and obstacles to the development and exploitation regarding the sustainable and organized use of Brazil's genetic resources.

Data protection or data privacy laws are now in force or in preparation throughout the globe. These laws are in addition to the protections given to privacy in the constitutional instruments of many countries.

This article contains a summary of the main aspects of the withdrawal right in Brazil.

This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).