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Fighting corruption in Brazil - recent developments and challenges ahead
Law No. 12,846, also known as the Anti-Corruption Law, was enacted five years ago, on August 1[1]. Not only an important improvement in the legal framework to combat corruption, it has led to the strengthening of a culture of integrity and corporate governance in both private and state-owned companies.
The Medical Cannabis Sector: Challenges in Brazil
Regulation of the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes is a subject widely debated and developed in European and North American countries. In Brazil, however, the debates are still at an embryonic stage. We will try to point out in this text some of the current challenges encountered by those wishing to commercially exploit the production of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Interlocutory appeal or appeal? Filing of appeals in the execution and enforcement of judgment phase
The Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) recently took a position on a controversial subject that is the subject of doubts and uncertainties: whether the appropriate appeal against decisions rendered with respect to execution and enforcement of judgment is an interlocutory appeal or an appeal.
Modulation of the effects of the decision by the Federal Supreme Court finding outsourcing of a company’s core business activity legal
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) recognized by a majority of votes (7 to 4)[1] the lawfulness of outsourcing companies’ core business activity.
Right of filing for projects in the city of São Paulo maintained
In a decision on September 19, the São Paulo Court of Appeals (TJ-SP) maintained the repeal of an injunction that had suspended the right of filing in the city. The licensing processes of projects registered with the Municipal Government (PM-SP) under the old law continue their normal proceeding.
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