Law 13.726 is sanctioned – Streamlines administrative acts and procedures and creates the seal of debureaucratization and simplification
With the aim of simplifying and speeding up the procedures performed in the country’s public offices and autarchies, President Michel Temer sanctioned Lawno. 13. 726, published on October 9, 2018 in the Official Gazette of the Union (“Debureaucratization Law“). This rule provides for certain mechanisms and acts through which the agencies of the Union, the […]
STJ: Injunction suspends labor execution of corporate group under reorganization
For Laurita Vaz, the provisions of the bankruptcy law must be observed, which establishes rules aimed at enabling the company’s recovery. The president of the STJ, minister Laurita Vaz, determined the suspension of the execution in a labor claim against a group of transportation companies from Goiás that are under judicial reorganization. Among the […]
RESUMPTION OF THE DISCUSSION ON DIVIDEND TAXATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE BRAZILIAN CORPORATE SECTOR
The current dividend taxation model adopted by Brazil exempts the national entrepreneur from paying tax on the amounts received as distribution of profits earned by Brazilian companies. However, this does not mean that the profit earned by legal entities based in Brazil is now exempt from taxation. On the contrary, in general, such entities are […]
STJ publishes theses on real estate purchase and sale agreements
The Jurisprudence Secretariat of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) published, on September 21, issue no. 110 of its Jurisprudence in Theses, with the theme Purchase and Sale Promise Contracts of Real Estate – II. Among the disseminated theses, two deserve special mention. The first establishes that the compensation granted for loss of profits due […]
TRF-4 excludes Indirect Export Values from the CPRB Calculation Basis
The Federal Regional Court of the Fourth Region-RS (TRF-4) recently decided that the amounts related to indirect exports, which is the one in which the sales made outside the country are intermediated bytrading companies, must be excluded from the calculation of the Social Security Contribution on Gross Revenue (CPRB). The TRF-4’s understanding is contrary to […]
LACCA- Latin American Corporate
We were named by LACCA- Latin American Corporate Counsel Association, a publication of Latin Lawyer – Law Business Research as an “approved” firm by the legal directors of the main companies in South America. We appreciate this additional recognition from our clients.
DDSA AT CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS LATIN AMERICA 2018
Our Aeronautics, Insurance and Tax Law areas were again named by Chambers and Partners, 2018, Latin America edition: a recognition for the excellence and dedication of all the professionals who work in these departments. ANA LUISA DERENUSSON, LEILA PIGOZI ALVES, FLÁVIA MARCILIO BARBOSA and LUIS AUGUSTO ROUX DE AZEVEDO, were nominally mentioned in the directory […]
After all, what changes after the STF’s decision on the outsourcing of end-activities?
Last August 30th, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) decided on the constitutionality of hiring outsourced companies to provide services related to the companies’ core activities. The decision goes against the consolidated understanding of the Superior Labor Court (TST) in Precedent 331. The aforementioned Precedent expressly prohibits the contracting of outsourced workers for core activities, in […]
TST takes a stand on procedural issues of the Labor Reform
Normative Instruction 41 of the Superior Labor Court (TST) recently marked that court’s position on labor procedural issues brought about by Law 13,467/2017 – the so-called Labor Reform – which went into effect on November 11, 2017. The Court’s dome met and elaborated the instruction aiming at legal security in actions that proposed previously to […]
LABOR REFORM-ARTICLE OF THE DDSA IN MSI LEGAL ALLIANCE
The Labor Reform that comes into effect next November was the topic of this article prepared by partner Leila Pigozi Alves and attorney Ana Carolina da Silva, published by MSI Global Alliance, a collaborative platform of law firms and accounting firms. http://www.msiglobal.org/newsandknowledge/ddsa-provides-overview-of-the-brazilian-labour-reform/