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.
Inclusion of serological tests for infection with the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) in health plans
On June 29, the National Health Agency (ANS) published Normative Resolution No. 458, which amended NR 428/2017 to include serological tests for infection by the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the list of mandatory coverage by health plans.
The limits of interest rates in Brazil
The analysis of the application of legal norms involving the charging of remunerative interest in the contractual sphere is a subject of much discussion by law enforcers, especially with regard to the limit on contracted interest rates.
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.
Growing number of companies in Judicial Recovery amid coronavirus pandemic
Segundo indicador do Serasa Experian, no mês de abril do corrente ano 120 empresas requereram recuperação judicial, enquanto no mês de março/2020 houve pedido de 82 empresas, mostrando um aumento de cerca de 46% dos requerimentos.
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.
Exceptional Transaction
A PGFN, por meio da Portaria 14.402/2020[1], estabeleceu novas regras para adesão da transação excepcional, medida que visa superar a situação econômico-financeira provocada pelo coronavírus (COVID-19), direcionada para aqueles que possuem débitos inscritos em dívida ativa da União.
What are the rights of workers who contract Covid-19? See questions
In an article in G1, Dr. Luara Rezende, a labor lawyer at the firm, comments on the STF’s decision that considered a worker’s contamination by coronavirus to be an occupational disease. Read the article here.
