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Since March of 2014, when Brazilian authorities uncovered “Operation Carwash”, dozens of executives and companies have been investigated and found guilty in Brazil, including Brazilian companies with American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) traded in the New York Stock Exchange or Over-the-Counter (OTC) markets in the United States and foreign companies publicly traded in other jurisdictions. Companies … Ler mais

In light of evolution of business relations and the “importation” of the American convertible note as a funding mechanism, mainly by early stage tech-companies (statups), new legal structures arose in Brazil and other types of unpopular structures started being used more often, such as the Convertible Loan Agreements and Convertible Debentures. We also noted the … Ler mais

Nayara Ferreira Marques da Silva. Labor lawyer at Furriela Advogados. Cristiane Fátima Grano Haik. Labor lawyer at Furriela Advogados. 1.1.      Employees hired abroad to carry out In Brazil activities in Brazil Within the scope of private law, obligations contracted abroad are regulated by the law of the country in wich they were constituted. It is … Ler mais

As soon as the news outlets announced the existence of vaccines against Covid-19 and even before the Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Authority (“ANVISA”) had approved any of them, discussions arose in the Labor Law area with a big question: can the employer demand that their employees get vaccinated? After the approval and availability to the population … Ler mais

Nayara Ferreira Marques da Silva. Attorney at Furriela Advogados.  Rest days regulated by Brazilian law. The Brazilian labor legislation recognizes the importance of rest for the health and well-being of workers, guaranteeing a set of rights related to weekly rest days, vacations and holidays. However, the regulation of non-Christian cultural and religious rest days is … Ler mais