Legal News
25Jul 2024
Recent COAF decisions in two Administrative Sanctioning Processes (“Decisions”), published on June 25, 2024, imposed million-dollar fines on the Brazilian subsidiary of an international conglomerate in the luxury market. The penalty was motivated by non-compliance standards...
18Jul 2024
The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) approved and published, on Tuesday (07/16), the Regulation on the role of the Data Protection Officer - CD_ANPD Resolution No. 18, of July 16, 2024, published on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU) of July 17, 2024 - a role created...
17Jul 2024
Every year, the Central Bank conducts census in connection to foreign investments in the country, with the goal of consolidating information on the contribution of capital from non-residents and general data about the foreign sector....
10Jun 2024
On May 2, 2024, Provision No. 161 (“Provision”) came into force, which amended the National Code of Standards of the National Inspectorate of Justice of the CNJ, to update the provisions related to duties to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism and...
09May 2024
Do you or your company operate in the electronic games’ market? If so, be aware of the new law that establishes the legal framework for electronic games in Brazil, which is already in force with a robust set of rules for compliance and protection of the rights of children and...
07May 2024
Practically every day, for a few months now, a type of video generated by various AI tools has been circulating, with the perfect representation of a human being in their appearance, mannerisms, knowledge, voice, and movements. These videos with avatars that are close to the...
03May 2024
The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) of the Ministry of Finance published an Ordinance with general rules on payment transactions carried out by virtual or physical fixed-odds betting operators in Brazil, following its Regulatory Agenda for 2024, previously commented by...
12Apr 2024
The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas - SPA) of the Ministry of Finance, authority in charge of supervising the betting and prizes sector in Brazil, published, in the Official Gazette of 4/10/2024, its Regulatory Policy, as well as its first...