Publications
Executive Order (MP, in its abbreviation in Portuguese) No. 884/19, converted into law last October 17th, amended the Forest Code (Law No. 12,651/2012) so as to provide that registration in the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) shall be mandatory for all rural properties and holdings.
As part of our series of articles on the changes implemented by Executive Order 905/19, we highlight the following points that may affect trade union organization and relations.
Companies no longer need to be inspected by the competent labor authority in order to begin their operations and/or undertake structural changes. Executive Order No. 905/19 (MP 905), which instituted the Green and Yellow Employment Contract, repealed article 160 the Consolidated Labor Laws (CLT), which contained rules relating to the inspection of companies before they may start operations.
With the consolidation of the use of arbitration by the Federal Government as an alternative, and often preferable, means for the Judiciary to settle disputes, several normative acts have been issued over the last years to recognize and regulate the use of this mechanism to settle conflicts relating to alienable property rights.
Executive Order (MP) No. 905, published in the Official Federal Gazette on November 12, 2019, promotes a series of changes to the Consolidated Labor Laws (CLT), especially regarding labor inspection rules and the application of administrative fines.
The Third Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) assigned the judgment of Special Appeal No. 1.797.924/MT to the Second Chamber of the court on October 10. The discussion revolves around the continuation of lawsuits and executions filed against jointly and severally liable debtors, when cancellation of the creditors' guarantees is provided for in the judicial reorganization plan.
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