Possession repossessions against families are suspended in the pandemic

Em julho deste ano, o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), no julgamento da ADPF 828, determinou a suspensão de ordens ou medidas de desocupação de áreas que estivessem habitadas em data anterior à 20 de março de 2020, quando foi aprovado o estado de calamidade pública em razão da pandemia do COVID-19.

Tax changes in the energy sector cause concern

Ângelo AmbrizziLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados Decree No. 65.823/21 of the State of São Paulo was published to adjust São Paulo’s legal scenario to a STF decision The electricity sector is vital to the national economy and, at the same time, an input that directly influences the price of the entire production chain. There is […]

STF defines the exclusion of ICMS from the PIS and COFINS calculation basis

Alana DahroujLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados On November 13, the Supreme Court ruled on the Motion for Clarification in the Special Appeal on the discussion of the exclusion of ICMS from the PIS and COFINS tax base. The opinion was consolidated in the sense that the ICMS to be excluded from the PIS and COFINS […]

STF resumes judgment on legality of minimum patent term

Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) retomou o julgamento sobre a constitucionalidade do prazo mínimo de vigência das patentes contido no parágrafo único do artigo 40 da Lei n.º 9.279/96 (Lei da Propriedade Industrial).