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The Brazilian Anti-Corruption Law Comes Into Effect

By Ana Cândida Sammarco and Paulo Lilla

The Anti-Corruption Law entered into force in Brazil last month. Under the new law, parent companies, subsidiaries, other affiliates and consortiums are jointly and severally liable for payment of fines and indemnification of damages resulting from unlawful acts. Read this article for further discussion of the main matters covered by the new law. This article is also available in Portuguese:

<p><a href=" http://www.acc.com/legalresources/resource.cfm?show=1359561">The Brazilian Anti-Corruption Law Comes Into Effect (Portuguese)</a></p>


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The Antitrust Review of the Americas

By Mattos Muriel Kestener Advogados

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.

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Arbitration and the Power Sector in Brazil

By Gilberto Giusti, José Roberto Oliva Junior, and Ricardo Dalmaso Marques of PinheiroNeto Advogados

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.

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Rebalance of Port Lease Agreements New Rules

By Eduardo Amaral Gurgel Kiss, Partner, Demarest Advogados

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.

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New Taxpayer Monitoring System Aims to Increase Tax Compliance (Brazil)

By Manhães Moreira e Ciconelo Sociedade de Advogados

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.

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Patents - Peru

By Maria del Carmen Arana Courrejolles, Estudio Colmenares & Asociados

Patent enforcement proceedings in Peru.

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Arbitration - Ecuador

By Rodrigo Jijón Letort and Juan Manuel Marchán, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.