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 […]
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 | 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 […]
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 […]
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSTPONES LGPD UNTIL MAY 2021
The Federal Government published last Wednesday (04.29.2020), in an Extra Edition of the Official Gazette, Provisional Measure 959, which, among other matters, postpones the start of the General Data Protection Law (“LGPD“) to May 3, 2021. The Provisional Measure is justified by the pandemic situation of COVID-19 in Brazil. Previously, Law No. 13,709/2019 provided that […]
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 […]
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 […]
COMMENTS TO THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION N. 09/2020 OF THE NATIONAL AGENCY OF CIVIL AVIATION (“ANAC”)
The Public Consultation n. 09/2020 (the “Consultation”), which is being conducted by ANAC, in accordance with the procedures established by the legislation in force, has the purpose of (i) to discuss the amendment to the Brazilian Civil Aviation Regulation (“RBAC”) no. 153, entitled “Aerodromes – operation, maintenance and emergency response”; (ii) to revise Supplementary Instruction […]
EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR ORDINARY MEETINGS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REMOTE VOTING
The Plenary of the Federal Senate approved on Thursday (07.02.2020) a bill to convert into law the provisional measure issued by the executive in March 2020, which extends the deadline for ordinary general meetings (AGO) of corporations, limited liability companies, and cooperatives. According to the approved text, Corporations – including public and closed corporations, public […]
THE FEDERAL REVENUE OF BRAZIL HAS EXTENDED THE DEADLINE FOR LEGAL ENTITIES TO SUBMIT THE DCTF AND EFD-CONTRIBUTIONS
On 04/03/2020 the Normative Instruction of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service nº 1.932/2020 was published, which foresees the extension of the deadline for the presentation of the Federal Tax Debts and Credits Statement (DCTF) to the 15th working day of July 2020. The mentioned Normative Instruction also established the postponement of the deadline for the […]