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Federal Revenue extends term for information of equity interest chain up to final beneficiary

The new obligation to identify the equity interest chain until it reaches the final beneficiary has its initial term extended to July 1st, 2017 On May 9, 2016, the Brazilian Federal Revenue has published the Normative Instruction No. 1,634/2016, which established, among...

Brazil now recognizes limited liability single enterprise

The Department of Business Registration and Integration – DREI revises its normative instruction to allow national or foreign legal entities to be holder of a Limited Liability Single Enterprise – EIRELI DREI has amended, through the Normative Instruction #...

Brazil | Annual Corporate Obligations

Annual Declaration of Brazilian Capital Abroad 2017 The Central Bank of Brazil (“BACEN”) is receiving the Annual Declaration of Brazilian Capital Abroad (Annual CBE) regarding the fiscal year of 2016. This declaration must be submitted by any individual or corporate...

Getting the Deal Through | Telecoms & Media Brazil

Entrevista para a publicação internacional Getting the Deal Through com nossos sócios Ricardo Barretto Ferreira and Paulo Brancher sobre mudanças na regulamentação das áreas de TMT | An interview with Ricardo Barretto Ferreira and Paulo Brancher (partners in Azevedo...

Brazilian law firms drive US$280 million medical lab IPO

17 February 2017 by Emilio Demetriou-Jones Lefosse Advogados has helped Brazilian medical laboratory Instituto Hermes Pardini (IHP) raise 878 million reais (US$282 million) in an initial public offering. Itaú BBA, Morgan Stanley, Bradesco BBI, Bank of America Merrill...

Reform of the Telecommunications Act in Brazil

The Brazilian Telecommunications Act (Law 9,742), enacted in 1997, brought important changes to the regulatory framework, which denationalised the state-owned telecommunication companies (the so-called Sistema Telebrás) and gave to the private sector the leading role for the...

Media deal calls on Azevedo Sette

Friday, 13 January 2017 by Emilio Demetriou-Jones Brazilian firm Azevedo Sette Advogados has helped media communications company Quarup sell 20% of its capital stock to Brazilian film production house Gullane. Gullane, which has partnerships with Buena Vista International,...

Azevedo Sette strengthens trade and competition practice

Wednesday, 11 January 2017 by Emilio Demetriou-Jones Brazilian firm Azevedo Sette Advogados has hired trade and competition lawyer Luciana de Oliveira Sá Pires as a consultant. Oliveira, 40, has previously worked for BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão, where she was...
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