REGULATION OF PARTICIPATION AND REMOTE VOTING IN SEMI-ATTENDANCE AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND ASSEMBLIES BY THE NEW DREI NORMATIVE INSTRUCTION NO. 79
The Normative Instruction of the National Department of Business Registration and Integration – DREI n° 79 (“IN 79“), published on April 15, 2020, establishes the regulation of participation and remote voting in meetings and assemblies of closed corporations, limited liability companies, and cooperatives, according to the change in the Brazilian corporate legislation brought about by […]
ANNUAL CENSUS OF FOREIGN CAPITAL IN BRAZIL – 2020
Pursuant to the provisions of its Circular No. 3,795 dated June 16, 2016, the Central Bank of Brazil (“BCB“) will conduct the Annual Census of Foreign Capitals in the Country (“2020 Census“). The declarations required for the 2020 Census will have 2019 as base year, and must be delivered to BCB through the electronic platform […]
REPORT FROM THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (“OECD”) PUTS BRAZIL IN A PROMINENT POSITION
On April 18, 2020, the National Civil Aviation Agency (“ANAC”) reported the release of the report prepared by the OECD, revealing improvement in the air transport sector. This is the Services Sector Restrictiveness Index (“STRI”), released by the OECD itself in 2014, taking into account the general laws and regulations for each sector. In all, […]
EAA INJUNCTION – EMPLOYEES CLASSIFIED IN THE RISK GROUP
The EAA (Union of Employees of Self-Employed Agents in Commerce and in Advisory, Expertise, Information and Research Companies and in Accounting Services Companies in the State of São Paulo) obtained an injunction from the Regional Labor Court of the 2nd Region (Collective Dissent n. 1000784-80.2020.5.02.0000) to determine that the workers represented by it (employees in […]
FINANCIAL ECONOMIC STATEMENT DEF – 1ST QUARTER 2020
As stated in Central Bank Circular nº 3,814/16, all Brazilian companies receiving foreign direct investment with a net worth or asset value greater than R$250,000,000.00 (two hundred and fifty million reais) are required to file the Economic-Financial Statement DEF – 03/31/2020 with the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN). The DEF is composed of information about […]
COVID-19 | BRAZILIANS ABROAD
On March 22, 2020, the National Civil Aviation Agency (“ANAC”) made available registration, by means of an online form, to Brazilians who were abroad, with airline tickets purchased, but who had difficulty returning to Brazil due to air travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The goal was to identify the countries with the highest […]
DECREE 10.332/2020: BRAZIL’S DIGITAL GOVERNMENT STRATEGY
Decreeno. 10,332/2020 established the Digital Government Strategy for the period 2020 to 2022, through the use of information technology and communication within the agencies and entities of the direct federal public administration. The document references and amends Decreeno. 9,319/2018 on the Brazilian Strategy for Digital Transformation – E-Digital, and addresses several Digital Government objectives until […]
COVID-19 | LAW CONVERSING PM #936 SANCIONED
Reduction of salaries and working hours, as well as other labor measures, will be in effect until the end of the State of Calamity On July 6th, Law number 14.020/20 was sanctioned, originating from Provisional Measure 936, which created the Emergency Program for the Maintenance of Employment and Income. With the presidential sanction, companies will […]
ANAC PUBLISHES PUBLIC CONSULTATION REPORT NUMBER 03/2020 ON AIRPORT CONCESSION IN THE SOUTH, CENTRAL AND NORTH BLOCKS
On February 14, 2020, the National Civil Aviation Agency (“ANAC”), in accordance with the procedures established by the legislation in force, published notice of the opening of Public Consultation number 03/2020 (the “Consultation”) with the purpose of discussing the Technical, Economic and Environmental Feasibility Studies (“EVTEA”) and the drafts of the Bidding Notice, Concession Agreement […]
EXTENDED EXPIRATION DATES OF PIS AND COFINS, AS WELL AS OF SEVERAL SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
The Ordinance 245 of the Ministry of Economy, published in the Federal Official Gazette on June 17, extended to NOVEMBER 2020 the due dates for the contributions to the Social Integration Program (PIS) and to the Contribution for the Financing of Social Security (COFINS), which had a due date relative to the May competence of […]