DDSA members are recognized by renowned Latin American directory
This October, the law firm De Luca, Derenusson, Schuttoff & Advogados – DDSA was recognized for the work of two partners in the renowned directory Who’s Who Legal, which identifies the leading legal professionals and experts in business law consulting based on an independent and comprehensive survey. The two partners awarded were Flavia Marcilio Barbosa, […]
Five-Year Census for Companies with Foreign Capital
Dear customers, We hereby inform you that the deadline for the five-year census of Brazilian companies and funds with foreign capital is open. Periodically, the Central Bank of Brazil (“BCB”) conducts a census of foreign capital in the country, in order to organize statistics on the foreign sector and thus determine Brazil’s international investment position, […]
RECENT DECISIONS ON COVID-19 AND EMPLOYER LIABILITY
Provisional Measure No. 927/2020, which dealt with labor measures to face the state of public calamity arising from the pandemic caused by COVID-19, had established, in its article 29, that: “the cases of contamination by the coronavirus (covid-19) will not be considered occupational, except upon proof of the causal link.” In a session held on […]
Changes in Remote Working Rules and Regulation of the Hybrid Regime
Leila Pigozzi Alves and Ana Carolina Silva De Luca, Derenusson, Schuttoff Lawyers On March 28, 2022 the Federal Government published the Provisional Measure n. 1,108 (“MP 1,108”) which, among other issues, changes the legislation on telework. Because of these changes, and also because of the extension of the existing telework regulation to the hybrid regime, […]
DDSA Advogados celebrates 10 years with the promotion of two new partners
The law firm De Luca, Derenusson, Schuttoff & Advogados – DDSA has announced the addition of two new lawyers to its roster. José Davi Fidalgo, a specialist in Real Estate Law, and Rita Godoy, a specialist in Aeronautical Law, will now be part of the partner team. Both were already part of the DDSA. In […]
The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) proposes introduction of aviation kerosene option, JET-A
On February 2, 2021, the ANP published Public Consultation No. 02/2021 (the “Consultation”) concerning the introduction into the Brazilian market of JET-A aviation kerosene, which is already inserted in the international market. The proposal aims to regulate the transition from JET-A1, the current aviation kerosene used in Brazil, to JET-A. Brazilian companies would have access […]
Approval of Accounts | Fiscal Year 2021
Dear customers, According to the current legislation, limited liability companies and corporations must hold, in the first four months of their fiscal year, ordinary meetings/assemblies to, briefly Taking the accounts of the directors, examining, discussing and voting on the financial statements for the previous fiscal year (and resolving on the allocation of net income and […]
STF DECISION ON THE ADJUSTMENT INDEX FOR LABOR DEBTS
The STF decided that the application of the Referential Rate (TR) is unconstitutional and that labor debts will be corrected based on the SELIC rate. After the Labor Reform (in 2017), the CLT expressly determined the use of the TR to update credits arising from labor sentences (paragraph 7 of article 879 of the CLT). […]
RESOLUTION PGE SP NO. 27/2020 REGULATES THE TRANSACTION OF STATE DEBTS REGISTERED AS ACTIVE DEBT
It was published on November 24, 2020, the Resolution of the Attorney General’s Office of the State of São Paulo No. 27/2020 that regulates the transaction of state debts recorded in active debt created by Law No. 17,293/2020. Thus, legal entities that have debts registered in the active debt can transact state tax debts, through […]
PGFN ESTABLISHES A NEW TAX TRANSACTION FOR SETTLEMENT OF TAXES RECORDED AS ACTIVE DEBT
On 02.11.2021, was published the PGFN Ordinance n.1.696/2021, establishing conditions for transaction by adhesion for federal taxes registered as active debt due from March to December 2020 and unpaid due to the economic impacts resulting from the Coronavirus-related pandemic (COVID-19). Taxpayers may negotiate the following debts, as long as they are registered as active debt […]