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Brazilian DPA enforces its first fine due to non-compliance with the LGPD

On July 6th, 2023, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“Brazilian DPA” or “Authority”) issued its first fine for non-compliance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”), in a movement ...

Annual Census of Foreign Capitals in Brazil 2023 – Base Year 2022

As of today, the period to submit the Annual Statement of the Census of Foreign Capitals in Brazil (“Census”) to the Brazilian Central Bank (“BCB”) for the reference date of ...

Book “Teoria do Estado Regulador – Vol. VI” published by Juruá Publishing Company

On June 26, 2023, the sixth volume of book Teoria do Estado Regulador, organized by Prof. Dr. Sérgio Guerra, Dean of FGV/RJ Law School, was published by Juruá Publishing Company ...

Brazilian Superior Court of Justice establishes new precedent on non-managing shareholder’s liability.

The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (“STJ” or “Court”) rendered an important decision on the Special Appel No. 1.900.843-DF, regarding the liability of shareholders and managers according to the “piercing ...

Brazilian DPA publishes the template of a simplified ROPA for small processing agents

Recently, on 14 June 2023, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) made available to the public a template of a Record of Processing Activities (“ROPA”) specifically ...

Paper “Reflections on the right of withdrawal of a Shareholder of a limited liability company and its controversial aspects” published by Conjur.

The paper “Reflections on the right of withdrawal of the partner in the limited liability company and its controversial aspects“, written by lawyers Fernando Naegele and Matheus Chagas Lamarca was ...

Central Bank of Brazil is appointed regulator of virtual asset service providers

Decree No. 11,563 was published today, regulating Law No. 14,478/2022, known as the Brazilian Cryptoassets’ Legal Framework, meeting the market’s expectations by designating the Central Bank of Brazil (Bacen) as ...

Our partner appointed Officer of AIJA’s Sports Law Sub Commission.

It is with great satisfaction that we announce the appointment of partner Gustavo Flausino Coelho as an Officer of the International Association of Young Lawyers (“AIJA”) International Business Law Commission, ...

ANPD establishes interpretation on the legal grounds for minors’ personal data processing

The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) issued on May 24, 2023, its first Statement (Statement CD/ANPD n. 1), which consolidates the interpretation regarding the legal grounds ...

AIJA Half-Year May Conference

Between May 23 and 27, partner Gustavo Flausino Coelho will participate in the Half-Year May Conference, an event organized by the International Association of Young Lawyers – AIJA, in The ...