Bill to suspend health plan readjustments
On June 2, 2020, the virtual plenary of the Federal Senate approved Bill No. 1542/2020, authored by Senator Eduardo Braga (MDB/AM), which provides for the amendment of Law No. 13,979/2020, providing for the suspension of the annual price adjustment of medicines and private health care plans and insurance, for a period of 120 days (60 days more than provided for in article 3-A).
Deadline for submitting Foreign Capital Census declarations is now open
On July 1, 2020, the deadline to file the Annual Census of Foreign Capital in Brazil opened. The deadline is 6 p.m. on August 15, 2020, under penalty of a fine and other penalties.
Regional Labor Court denies employment relationship to motorcycle courier
The Regional Labour Court of the 12th Region dismissed a claim by a motorcycle courier who sought to be recognized as an employee of a restaurant in a town in the interior of Santa Catarina.
Securities and Exchange Commission Instruction reduces minimum shareholding percentages for filing lawsuits and exercising related rights
On June 23, 2020, the CVM published CVM Instruction 627, following a public consultation held in 2019. The new Instruction sets a new scale, as authorized by Law 6.404/76 (Brazilian Corporate Law), reducing, depending on the share capital, the minimum percentages of shareholding required to exercise the rights provided for in the Corporate Law.
Overview of insurance law in times of pandemic
It is undeniable that the insurance market is already suffering a major impact from the effects of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, with a successive increase in claims. This impact on the market is generating enormous legal uncertainty, as it is not known how insurers will handle current and future policies, as well as the offer of products and services, with the risk of a medium and long-term scenario of greater litigation, requiring prior analysis of possible discussions.
The use of judicial guarantee insurance and bank guarantee to replace the appeal deposit
Uma das grandes peculiaridades na Justiça laboral é a exigência do depósito recursal para interposição de recursos, disciplinado pelo artigo 899 e parágrafos da CLT.
Provisional Measure 983 and Electronic Signatures in the Public Sector
Em 16 de junho de 2020 foi publicada Medida Provisória nº 983, que dispõe sobre assinatura eletrônica em documentos e transações com o ente público, seja por pessoa física ou jurídica, de direito público ou privado.
International Labor Organization issues guidelines for returning to work during the Covid-19 pandemic
A Organização Internacional do Trabalho – OIT editou e publicou uma lista contendo as 10 medidas práticas a serem adotadas tanto pelos empregadores, quanto pelos empregados e seus representantes, para um retorno seguro ao trabalho durante a pandemia mundial da Covid-19.
Public Hearing on the revision of accounting and auditing standards
A CVM colocou em audiência pública hoje a Revisão de Pronunciamentos Técnicos nº 16. Essa Revisão prevê algumas alterações no Pronunciamento Técnico CPC 06 (R2), relacionado à Arrendamentos.
How does tax reform look with the pandemic?
Artigo do Dr. Ângelo Ambrizzi, líder tributário do escritório, sobre a reforma tributária e pandemia da covid-19, é destaque no Diário do Comércio de Minas Gerais, especializado em Economia, Gestão e Negócios. Leia o artigo aqui.
