Main precautions to consider when selling a company

What should be considered before selling a company? First of all, you need to carry out a detailed valuation in order to set a fair price and attract qualified buyers. This involves evaluating tangible assets, such as equipment and property, and considering intangible factors, such as brand reputation and future growth potential. But this is […]

Deadline for submitting the DCBE ends in April

entrega da DCBE

The Annual Statement of Brazilian Capital Abroad (DCBE) can now be submitted to the Central Bank of Brazil. The deadline for submitting the DCBE is April 5, 2024. Who needs to declare? According to BCB Resolution 279/2022, individuals or legal entities domiciled or resident in Brazil that had assets abroad in an amount equal to […]

Falling interest rates: opportunities and challenges

The article “Falling interest rates: opportunities and challenges”, written by our head, Jayme Petra, is featured in Valor Econômico. According to the latest Focus Bulletin, economists estimate that the Selic rate will reach 9% in 2024. In addition, inflation is expected to fall, with the IPCA below 4%, and GDP is expected to grow, albeit […]

Falling interest rates: opportunities and challenges for companies

Queda da taxa de juros

According to the Focus Bulletin, released in February, economists estimate that the Selic rate will reach 9% in 2024. The latest statement from the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) indicated that the pace of interest rate cuts will be maintained in the next few meetings. As a result, it is likely that there will be two […]

DREI Normative Instruction No. 1/2024: changes to the public register of companies

Recently, the National Department of Business Registration and Integration – DREI issued Normative Instruction No. 1/2024, which made important changes to DREI Normative InstructionsNo. 81 (June 10, 2020) and No. 77 (March 18, 2020), which deal with the rules applicable to the public registration of companies in Brazil. Among the main changes to the new […]

The new Legal Framework for Guarantees is here to stimulate credit

Law 14.711/2023, the Legal Framework for Guarantees, was recently sanctioned by the Presidency of the Republic. This legislation improves loan rules and establishes a new system for the use of assets pledged as collateral. Among the main measures introduced by the new Legal Framework for Guarantees, it is important to highlight the following: The possibility […]

Likely increase in ITCMD leads to need for succession planning

The tax reform text was recently approved by the House of Representatives and has already been submitted to the Senate. It approved the unification of taxes on consumption – PIS, Cofins, IPI, state ICMS and municipal ISS – into two taxes, the Tax on Goods and Services (IBS) and the Contribution on Goods and Services […]

DCBE can now be submitted and the deadline is June 5th

Any individual or legal entity domiciled or resident in Brazil that has assets outside the country worth US$1 million or more on the base date of December 31, 2022, is obliged to file a Declaration of Brazilian Capital Abroad (DCBE) with the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN), the deadline for which is April 5 of […]

How do new family structures impact succession planning?

The article “How do new family structures impact succession planning?”, by lawyer Jayme Petra de Mello Neto, is featured on the Âmbito Jurídico portal. The traditional concept of family, consisting of a man and a woman united by marriage and with legitimate children, is no longer the only option. For some years now, the courts […]