Decree reducing IPI preserves Manaus Free Trade Zone, but legal uncertainty remains

Tiago SilvaLawyer at Marcos Marcos Advogados On August 24, 2022, the Federal Government published Decree No. 11.182/2022, raising the IPI rates on 109 products, in order to comply with the STF’s decision to preserve the Manaus Free Trade Zone, but the legal uncertainty still doesn’t seem to be over. The imbroglio surrounding the IPI exemption […]

Supreme Court decision authorizes collection of mineral exploration fees

Tiago SilvaLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados The Federal Supreme Court, when analyzing lawsuits involving the states of Amapá, Minas Gerais and Pará, considered the collection of mineral exploration fees to be valid, thus guaranteeing the maintenance of an annual revenue for these states that exceeds R$1 billion. Justice Luís Roberto Barroso disagreed with the position […]