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The Right of Regret in the Brazilian Consumer Protection Code

By Luciana Gemelli Eick, Associate Editor in Legis Pesquisa Jurídica

This Quick Counsel addresses The Right of Regret in the Brazilian Consumer Code which provides the Consumer the prerogative to withdraw from the purchase of a product or hiring a service that has not been held in a physical store.

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Pretrial Evidence Production in Colombia

By Christian Perez (Associate) of Lloreda Camacho & Co.

This QuickCounsel will provide an overview of the key aspects of pretrial evidence in Colombia, usually utilized whenever a person needs to browse and secure evidence in advance, either to file a civil complaint against another or to defend itself against possible lawsuits derived from known facts.

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One Step Closer to Regulating Crowdfunding in Colombia

By Gustavo Tamayo, Partner, Juan Sebastian Peredo, Senior Associate, and Andrea Torres, Junior Associate

This Quick Overview provides an overview of the most recent developments in Colombian legislation regarding the emergence of financial services through virtual platforms under the technique known as fintech, especially the regulation on crowdfunding.

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The regulation of Advertising and Offer in the Brazilian Consumer Protection Code

By Renata Pozzi Kretzmann, LLB from the Pontifí­cia Universidade Católica, Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), in Brazil and member of the Consumer Rights Research Group at PUCRS

This Quick Counsel describes the Brazilian Consumer Protection Code which was created with the objective of balancing consumers relationships and to offer protection for those who consume. The Code aims to provide complete protection for the consumers, regulating behavioral and procedural aspects and stipulating rules for the market operation.

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Overview on Federal Administrative Tax Disputes in Brazil – Part I

By Thales Stucky - Vice President of the Instituto de Estudos Tributários - IET, and senior tax associate at Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados, associated to Baker & Mckenzie, Swiss Verein.

Given the importance of tax litigation in Brazil and relative lack of materials about the subject, the present article, which will be developed in two parts, aims to present an overview on the main features of the federal administrative tax procedure in Brazil, its pitfalls and opportunities.

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The Brazilian Protection of Industrial Property: Invention and Utility Model

By Catharine Black Lipp João, law student at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul and intern at Carvalho, Machado, Timm Advogados (CMT) and Rafael Louzada Nardin, law student at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul and intern at Cabanellos Schuh Advogados Associados

This Quick Overview seeks to clarify industrial property (a type of intellectual property) protection in Brazil , specifically the case of item I of Article 2 of Federal Statute 9279/96, related to the grant of patents of invention and utility models.