CMN regulates Working Capital Program for business preservation
Foi publicada no dia 20 de julho, pelo Conselho Monetário Nacional (CMN), a Resolução nº 4.838 (Resolução), que regulamenta o Programa de Capital de Giro para a Preservação de Empresas (CGPE).
Pandemic reveals opportunities for mergers and acquisitions
An article by Dr. Gabriela de Ávila Machado, a lawyer at the firm, on the pandemic scenario and the increase in opportunities for corporate mergers and acquisitions, is featured on the Âmbito Jurídico website. Read the full article here.
Exceptional collaboration measures between competitors
Para sobrevivência de empresas, medidas de colaboração excepcional entre concorrentes foram criadas por empresas, devido a pandemia da covid-19.
European Court of Justice declares EU-US Privacy Shield invalid
O caso C-311/18, envolvendo a Data Protection Commissioner, o Facebook e a Maximillian Schrems, foi referenciado à Corte de Justiça da União Europeia pela High Court da Irlanda. Nele foram discutidos a validade das standard contractual clauses como mecanismo para transferência internacional de dados sob a GDPR e a validade do EU-US Privacy Shield (Escudo de Privacidade UE-EUA), normativa criada para regulamentar trocas de dados pessoais entre a União Europeia e os Estados Unidos, para fins comerciais.
The return of mergers and acquisitions to the Brazilian market
An article by Gabriela de Ávila Machado, a lawyer at the firm, on the Covid-19 economic crisis and the return of mergers and acquisitions to the Brazilian market, is featured on the Lex Latin website, a portal specializing in the Latin American legal market. Read the article here.
Chamber approves Provisional Measure 944/20, which grants a line of credit to cover the salaries of small and medium-sized companies
Provisional Measure 944/20 (“MP 944/20”) – published in April 2020 – was approved by the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies on June 30. MP 944/20 grants a line of credit for small and medium-sized companies to pay salaries during the pandemic, through the banking network, but its transformation into law is still pending approval by the Senate.
TV Câmara Campinas – Tax reform and the covid-19 pandemic.
Dr. Ângelo Ambrizzi, a leading tax lawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados, took part in an interview with TV Câmara de Campinas and gave his opinion on the Tax Reform and the covid-19 pandemic. See the full article.
MP 959/2020 extended by Congress
O Ato prorroga a Medida Provisória nº 959, de 29.04.2020 (“MP 959”), que, além de estabelecer a operacionalização do pagamento do Benefício Emergencial e do benefício emergencial mensal, prorrogou a vigência da Lei nº 13.709, conhecida como LGPD. A MP 959 ficou então prorrogada por sessenta dias.
Right to refund overpaid PIS and COFINS under the tax substitution regime
The Federal Supreme Court, ruling on RE. 596.832, which discussed the possibility of refunding the difference paid by way of PIS and COFINS collected under the tax substitution regime, ruled in favor of the taxpayer.
Bill 1.397/2020 and emergency measures for economic agents
In a virtual Extraordinary Deliberative Session on May 21, 2020, the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill no. 1.397/2020, authored by Deputy Hugo Leal (PSD-RJ). The Bill seeks to institute emergency measures to prevent the economic and financial crisis of economic agents, particularly affecting business contracts and ongoing judicial recoveries, as well as the infrastructure and capital market sectors.
