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The universalization of work from home policies, encouraged by recent measures to fight covid-19, has increased the need to sign documents electronically. But where does the Brazilian legislation stand on the legal validity of these signatures?
Updates to the wording of Federal Decree No. 9,764/19 establish more comprehensive, secure, and effective legal instruments to fight the coronavirus pandemic through private donations to the direct Federal Government, federal agencies, and federal foundations.
In addition to measures to restore the economic and financial balance of contracts due to the covid-19 crisis, the Brazilian State will need to display competent action in order to plan and execute incentive policies that boost the economy after the pandemic.
New measure provides payroll relief for companies, helps preserve jobs, but requires concessions from employers, with potential financial and labor consequences.
Flexible compensation for dismissal without cause according to the level of reduction in wages and work hours or temporary suspension of employment contracts encourages companies to adopt measures established in the government's emergency program.
Given the unprecedented high volatility of the Brazilian capital markets and the restrictions imposed by governments on the movement of people due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) has adopted several measures to foster the economy and provide more flexibility for market participants to comply with the rules governing the Brazilian capital markets.
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