The Central Bank of Brazil regulated through Circular No. 3.795/2016 the annual and quinquennial censuses of foreign capital in Brazil, the Quinquennial Census being defined as the one referring to years ending in 0 or 5 and the Annual Census referring to all other years. In 2021, the submission is related to the Quinquennial Census… Read more »
Since August 1st, 2021, Articles 52, 53 and 54 of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”), which establish administrative sanctions for violations to the Law, are enforceable. In accordance with Article 52, the following sanctions are provided: warning, with indication of a term for adoption of corrective measures; fine of up to two percent… Read more »
Matheus Cantarella Vieira, head of our Labor and Employment, was interviewed by Hoje em Dia on Record TV to comment on labor relations throughout tech tools and precautions to be adopted by employees and employers. This content is only available in Portuguese. The interview can be seen here.
Renata Kingston, Tax partner at Mello Torres, spoke with Yahoo website about the tax reform and the changes foreseen in the Income Tax, which will be analyzed with priority by the Chamber. The full article can be read here. [This content is only available in Portuguese.
The partners of Mello Torres stood out in the Who’s Who Legal 2021 ranking. Bruno Sartori was ranked in the Pension & Benefits category, Carlos José Rolim de Mello in M&A and Luis Antonio Semeghini de Souza in Project Finance. Congratulations to all of you!
Matheus Cantarella Vieira, head of our Labor and Employment, was interviewed by the magazine Você RH to comment about a decision from the 2nd Labor Court of Juiz de Fora (MG) in which was granted overtime to a bank’s employee that executed labor activities outside her workplace. The full article can be read here (This… Read more »
Matheus Cantarella Vieira, head of our Labor and Employment, spoke to the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo about a decision from the Regional Labor Court of the state of Santa Catarina confirming the for-cause dismissal of an employee that had her employment agreement suspended due to Covid-19 suspicious, but disrespected the isolation period and traveled… Read more »
Mello Torres stood out once again in the IFLR 1000 legal ranking survey. The firm appears ranked in the Project Development category, led by the partner Luis Antonio Semeghini de Souza. Congratulations to the whole team!
Mello Torres advised Darwin Seguros in R$ 11 million Seed Round investment. The team responsible for the operation was led by partner Alexandre Simões Pinto and associates Roberto Panucci Filho, Giovanna Ragazzo and Tiago Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo. The deal was published on Iberian Lawyer and can be read here.
Matheus Cantarella Vieira, head of our Labor and Employment, spoke to the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo about a decision from the regional labor court of the state of São Paulo maintaining the dismissal with a cause of an employee that refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The case sets precedents for similar decisions… Read more »