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Sale of Medicines in Supermarkets

4 de May de 2026

On March 20, 2026, Law No. 15,357 was published, amending Law No. 5,991/1973 and regulating the sale of medicines in pharmacies or drugstores installed within supermarkets. Under the new legal provisions, it is allowed to set up a pharmacy or drugstore in supermarkets, provided that it operates in a physically demarcated, segregated, and exclusive area […]

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AI USE IN THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES

29 de April de 2026

While a comprehensive Bill to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in Brazil remains under discussion in the Congress, regulatory initiatives have developed on a sector‑specific basis. In line with prior sectoral initiatives adopted by the National Council of Justice (Conselho Nacional de Justiça – CNJ) with respect to the use of AI in Judicial proceedings, and […]

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Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents (Law No. 15,211/2025) – Effective on March 17, 2026

5 de March de 2026

Introduction The risks to which children and adolescents are exposed in the digital world are significant, and cases of humiliation, threats, intimidation, and cyberbullying in Brazil are alarming. This fact can be verified in the 2nd Technical Bulletin School That Protects – Data on Bullying and Cyberbullying[1], which is part of the School That Protects […]

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BETS – RESTRICTIONS TO THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE BOLSA FAMÍLIA AND CONTINUOUS CASH BENEFIT PROGRAMS

27 de October de 2025

On September 30, 2025, the Secretariat for Prizes and Betting (SPA) of the Ministry of Finance (MF) published Ordinance No. 2,217, amending Ordinance SPA/MF No. 1,231 of July 31, 2024, to include item VIII to Article 8, which requires that betting operators must block registration or use of their betting systems by individuals who are […]

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BILL NUMBER 2,481/2022 – REFORM OF THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS

1 de October de 2025

Bill 2,481/2022, authored by Senator Rodrigo Pacheco, is currently being processed in the National Congress. This Bill aims to amend Law No. 9,784/1999 and presents itself as an opportunity to make the administrative process more efficient and modern, including allowing self-composition between the Administration and those individuals or legal entities under the Public Administration (“Persons”). […]

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ANPD APPROVES RESOLUTION 19/2024 ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA

14 de October de 2024

I. INTRODUCTION 1. Companies often do not realize that in their operational activities they carry out international data transfers. For example, if a company located here in Brazil contracts a cloud data storage service with a local subsidiary of a foreign company, and the data is collected here and stored on a local server, […]

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RECENT SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE DECISION REGARDING THE PROMOTION OF MEDICINES

30 de September de 2024

On August 13, 2024, the 1st Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously decided a case regarding Special Appeal No. 203.5645-DF, which had been filed by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) against an appellate decision handed down by unanimous vote by the 5th Panel of the Federal Regional Court (TRF) of the […]

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ANPD Regulates Communication on Security Incidents involving Personal Data

24 de May de 2024

On April 26, 2024, the National Authority for Data Protection (ANPD) published the long-awaited Resolution No. 15 regulating the form and deadline for reporting security incidents involving personal data. Resolution No. 15 is now available at ANPD’s website. A personal data security incident is understood as unauthorized access to personal data, or its unauthorized use, […]

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Software Taxation – Consultation Solution COSIT No. 107/23 changes the understanding of tax assessment on remittances abroad due to international licensing of software

9 de April de 2024

The Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (“RFB”), through its Coordination of the Taxation System (“COSIT”), signed on June 6, 2023, a new understanding regarding the assessment of the Social Contributions PIS-Import and COFINS-Import on the amounts paid, credited, delivered, employed or sent by individuals or legal entities domiciled in Brazil to residents domiciled abroad, for software […]

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Approaching deadline for annual partners meeting and annual shareholders meeting

21 de March de 2023

Annually, in the four months following the end of the fiscal year, the Partners Meetings, in the case of limited liability companies (art. 1.078 of the Civil Code), or the Annual Shareholders Meetings (AGO), in the case of corporations (art. 132 of the Corporations Law) must be held for the following purposes: Take the management […]

Sale of Medicines in Supermarkets

AI USE IN THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES

Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents (Law No. 15,211/2025) – Effective on March 17, 2026

BETS – RESTRICTIONS TO THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE BOLSA FAMÍLIA AND CONTINUOUS CASH BENEFIT PROGRAMS

BILL NUMBER 2,481/2022 – REFORM OF THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS

ANPD APPROVES RESOLUTION 19/2024 ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA

RECENT SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE DECISION REGARDING THE PROMOTION OF MEDICINES

ANPD Regulates Communication on Security Incidents involving Personal Data

Software Taxation – Consultation Solution COSIT No. 107/23 changes the understanding of tax assessment on remittances abroad due to international licensing of software

Approaching deadline for annual partners meeting and annual shareholders meeting

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