MME Unveils Comprehensive Investment Guide for Critical Minerals in Brazil
The Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (“MME”) launched during the Prospector and Developers Association of Canada annual convention (“PDAC”), on 03.03.2024, a Guide For Foreign Investors In Critical Minerals For The Energy Transition In Brazil.
Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) and Ministry of Finance start public consultations to promote dialogue on digital platform regulation
Anatel’s Subsidy Request No. 26/2023 and the Ministry of Finance’s Subsidy Request No. 1/2024 raise questions related to the impact on telecommunications network usage, imbalance among digital ecosystem players, and regulation of digital platforms from competition and economic perspectives.
My copyrights have become public domain. And now? What can be learned from the Mickey Mouse case
On January 1, 2024, the short film “Steamboat Willie” (1928), which introduced the iconic Mickey Mouse character, and the animation “Plane Crazy” (1928), both authorship by Walt Disney, became public domain under US law. As of this date, both the animations and the first versions of the Mickey and Minnie characters can be adapted, copied, and used freely by anyone interested.
Equal Pay – regulation of Law No. 14,611/2023
Check out the details of the law change and the highlights of the new regulation now!
New rules regarding medicine leaflets must be observed by the pharmaceutical industry starting in February
On February 6, 2024, the regulation of the National Health Surveillance Agency (“Anvisa”), RDC No 831/2023, which amends RDC No 47/2009, will come into effect. Both RDC 831/2023 and RDC 47/2009 establish the rules for the preparation, harmonization, updating, publication, and availability of medicine leaflets for patients and healthcare professionals. The regulations also define the requirements for content, format, language, and presentation of the leaflets, as well as the deadlines and procedures for their updating and availability.
INCRA opposes the transfer of control of Eldorado Brasil Celulose S.A
At the end of 2023, the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) notified the São Paulo Commercial Board (JUCESP) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) about the impossibility of selling the controlling interest of Eldorado Brasil Celulose S.A. (Eldorado) to C.A. Investment Brasil S.A. (CA Investment), due to the lack of prior authorization from the National Congress, as stipulated in the applicable legislation.
The Minas Gerais State Government has issued a new decree mandating the provision of collateral for the operation of dams within the state
On Saturday, December 30, 2023, the Minas Gerais State Government enacted Decree No. 48,747/2023, which establishes regulations for the mandatory provision of collaterals to the operation of dams under the Minas Gerais State Dam Safety Policy (PESB/MG – Law MG 23,291/2019).
CADE’s Tribunal: Reestablishment of Quorum and main effects
On December 27, 2023, and shortly after his nomination was published in the Brazilian Official Journal , Diogo Thomson de Andrade took office as a commissioner of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (“CADE”) for a four-year term. As a result, the minimum quorum of four commissioners for the functioning of the Tribunal has been reestablished.
