Written by: Ana Biderman Furriela e Marília Prestes > What is it about? Regulatory Standard No. 1 (NR-1) governing Occupational Risk Management, iand ssued by the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment, was amended in August 2024 to include so-called “work-related psychosocial risk factors,” i.e., risks to workers’ mental health. As a result, such risks … Ler mais
Escrito por: Ana Biderman Furriela e Marília Prestes Do que se trata? A Norma Regulamentadora nº 1, editada pelo Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, que trata das normas aplicáveis ao Gerenciamento de Riscos Ocupacionais, teve a sua redação alterada em agosto de 2024 e passou a incluir os chamados “fatores de risco psicossociais relacionados ao … Ler mais
SECOND SEMESTER OF 2024- STF/TST STF (Supreme Federal Court) 1. Employment Relationship Between App-Based Drivers and Digital Platform Companies (Tema 1.291 – RE 1446336) On December 9, 2024, and December 10, 2024, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) held two public hearings to debate the rights and obligations between app drivers and digital platform companies, given … Ler mais
2º SEMESTRE DE 2024- STF/TST STF 1. Vínculo empregatício entre motoristas de aplicativo e empresas de plataforma digital (Tema 1.291 -RE 1446336) Nos dias 09/12/2024 e 10/12/2024, o Supremo Tribunal Federal-STF realizou duas audiências públicas para debater os direitos e deveres entre motoristas de aplicativo e empresas de plataforma digital, ante repercussão geral do tema. … Ler mais
It is common for many medium-sized and large Brazilian companies to enter into various contracts with foreign companies. The types of contracts often entered into there are distribution agreements, services agreements, transfer of technology agreements, joint ventures, franchising agreements, agency agreements, among many others. An important aspect that must be considered during negotiations and the … Ler mais
Sabemos que faz parte do cotidiano de muitas empresas brasileiras de médio e grande porte a celebração de contratos de toda sorte com empresas estrangeiras. Dentre os contratos comumente avençados vemos os contratos de distribuição, de prestação de serviços, de transferência de tecnologia, joint venture, de franquia, de agência, entre tantos outros. Um importante aspecto … Ler mais
‘People using business as a force for good’, that is the vision of “benefit corporations”, a new type of company that uses the power of business to solve social and environmental issues. The benefit corporation movement was started in 2006 by B Lab, a NGO headquartered in the U.S., with the mission to “redefine success … Ler mais
Lately, the question whether the state has an obligation to pay for treatments for rare diseases with serious health consequences has been much discussed. Microvillus inclusion disease is an extremely serious inflammatory disease, whose sole treatment is intestinal transplantation, since the affected patients have a deficient protein absorption, and their sole source of nutrition are … Ler mais
Investing in Brazil requires a specific legal knowledge in all areas related to Business Law. Our doing business manual provides enriching and detailed information about the main legal aspects that every international investor needs to know in order to achieve success in its transactions in our country.
On January 1st, 2017, rules applicable to investments made on “micro-enterprises” (companies with annual gross revenue lower than R$360,000.00) and “small-enterprises” (companies with annual gross revenue lower than R$4,800,000.00) by angel-investors, became effective for the first time in our country’s legal system, through Supplementary Law # 155 dated as of October 27th, 2016 (Sections 61-A, … Ler mais