NOV
19
2004

Brazilian Monetary Council Ruling n. 3217

John McNaughton

The Brazilian National Monetary Council issued Normative Ruling n. 3217 of 1st July 2004 providing for the anticipation of payments of direct or indirect foreign loans, securitization of exports, financing of imports, technology and leasing arrangements.

AUG
17
2004

Pirates, ports and pistols - the SMITH & WESSON fakes in Brazil

Denis Allan Daniel

To combat the influx of pirated goods into Brazil is not an easy task. The Brazilian territory covers eight and a half million square kilometers and shares borders with ten countries in South America.

AUG
17
2004

The reforms in the Code of Civil Procedure in the quest for procedural celerity

Leandro Barata Silva Brasil

For over a decade, the Brazilian Government, by means of its powers, has been studying different strategies to address two serious problems faced by each and every citizen who needs to resort to the courts to find a solution to his or her claims.

AUG
17
2004

Quorums for Deliberations in Limited Liability Companies in Accordance with the New Brazilian Civil

Daniela Teixeira e Flávio Gonçalves Pontes Sodré

With the new Brazilian Civil Code, which has begun to regulate the Limited Liability Companies (“Ltdas.”) since the 11th.1.2003, the rules then established by the old Ltdas. Law, Decree nº 3.708, of 10.1.1919, which regulated limited liability companies, will have considerable changes.

AUG
17
2004

How to Increase American Investments in Brazilian Northeast

Roberto Trigueiro Fontes

The Northeast of Brazil has a privileged geographic localization. In Brazil and South America, it is the closest region to the American and European markets, with modern ports and airports on ways of enlargement.

AUG
17
2004

Reflections on the Concept of Establishment in the New Civil Code, and E-Commerce Taxation

Camilla Pardini

The concept of establishment and its correct interpretation thereof are essential to the application of the tax rules regulating society and companies’ activities, especially to unequivocally define, on a case-by-case basis, which entity has authority to tax, which is the person subject to said tax obligation (taxpayer), as well as which is the entity responsible for collecting a certain tax.

AUG
17
2004

Arbitration: An Efficient and Secure Conflict Resolution Procedure

Regina Helena Abbud

Arbitration is a highly reliable and efficient form of settling differences, and it is being growingly resorted to in Brazil.

AUG
17
2004

The officer’s personal liability under the new Civil Code

Joaquim Manhães Moreira

The legal entity undertakes commitments or incurs liabilities for acts or omissions on the part of its officers and attorneys-in-fact. In order to assume obligations on behalf of and for a company, an officer has to hold formal powers conferred upon him under the articles of association or under another instrument.

AUG
17
2004

In the Jewish tradition, the origin of consumer rights protection

Jayme Vita Roso

The objective of this article is to show that the consumer rights protection has existed for milleniums, according to the Jewish written and oral traditions. Above all, we shall try to show that tradition has always treated man as God´s living creation, and not just a mere consumer. What is sold is merchandise, not man, who has no price.

AUG
17
2004

Draft model of a new regulatory framework for the brazilian electric energy sector

Felipe Eluf Creazzo e Lira Renardini Padovan

On July 21, Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy released the draft guidelines of a new regulatory framework for the Electric Energy Sector. The draft proposes substantial changes to the current set of rules implemented by ex-president Fernando Henrique Cardoso’s government during recent privatizations.

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