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Articles on Brazilian business law

A lawyer and a client sign a contract at an office desk, with scales of justice and a judge's gavel nearby

Before signing: what should business owners review from a legal standpoint?

Signing a contract is often seen as a mere formality. However, it is at that moment that the business owner sets the level of legal certainty of the commercial relationship.... LEARN MORE
A hand with a pen signs a service agreement at a meeting table

Pejotização: risks and best practices according to the STF and TST

Hiring a professional through their own company (PJ) can be legitimate, but it requires legal attention. Recent moves by Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) and Superior Labor Court (TST) signal both... LEARN MORE
A business owner uses a phone and a laptop surrounded by padlock icons representing data protection

LGPD, Brazil's General Data Protection Law: do business owners know what it is about?

Transparency is one of the main goals of Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD) and of personal data protection rules. With it, users and data subjects can know exactly what... LEARN MORE
A padlock on a circuit board with the LGPD seal, Brazil's General Data Protection Law

Bringing your company into compliance with Law No. 13,709/2018 (LGPD)

Law 13,709/2018, Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD), sets rules for collecting and using personal data for many purposes, both online and offline. It establishes a new culture of data... LEARN MORE
A person signs a purchase and sale agreement next to a miniature house and a laptop

Why a well-drafted purchase and sale agreement matters

The city of Maringá and the northwest region of Paraná currently have an increasingly attractive real estate market, with properties for every kind of buyer, many well-located neighborhoods offering a... LEARN MORE
A red padlock in front of a screen with blurred banking data, representing asset freezing

Sisbajud: Brazilian courts have a new asset freezing system

Brazilian courts now have one more tool: the new online system for seizing debtors' assets, launched on August 25, 2020.... LEARN MORE