Jayme Vita Roso
Years ago I wrote an article for the “Revista Mercado Comum”, a magazine, in which I focused on the degradation of ethics and values. Now, after the success of the unproductive economy, which has led the global market to a catharsis, obliging well-informed consciences to reflect upon the future of man on this earth, where he is as a pilgrim, (according to the apostle Paulo) or as a guest just passing through (Andre Malraux), the theme is transposed.
Francisco Cesar Pinheiro Rodrigues
The title of the present essay might provoke skeptical laughter in the arena of International Public Law and among experienced scholars of international relations. But they are intellectuals, who at present hold the attention of only a small number of sophisticated readers with their academic writings. If the need and urgency argued here prove to be true, they will be the voluntary or involuntary “obstetricians” of a new world order. The new world “baby” is being announced via nausea, strange “famines” and other alterations in the behavior of old mother Earth, who is a bit old for new concepts and worn out with ideological illusions, the discoverers of dynamite, endless conflicts, uncertainties and the very concrete physical suffering of her less favored children.
Francisco Cesar Pinheiro Rodrigues
The aforementioned Serbian psychiatrist, under the guise of a poet, a politician giving rise to significant local repercussions, a bearded fugitive and, finally, a defendant at the International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia, will certainly bring about substantial changes in the procedural rules of the Court that is judging him. Why?
Juliana Girardelli Vilela
The BRIC acronym was coined by Jim O´Neill, head of economic researchers at Goldman Sachs, to refer to the world´s primary four emerging countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China. Based on studies conducted by him and his team on estimated market evolution, production and demography, they concluded that by 2050 these four countries will be the world´s top economies.
Mauricio Gomm Santos
The Brazilian reinsurance monopoly came to an end following the approval of Law nº. 126 of January 15, 2007. A new statutory regime represents a long-awaited scenario among local and foreign insurers and tends to enhance the attractiveness of insurance in Brazil. This article aims at providing an introductory comment on the background of the Brazilian insurance industry, with brief remarks on the use of arbitration.
Adler Martins and Nayara Gonçalves
Brazil enjoys a great territorial extension and an increasing economic relevance in the world. Its GDP and exports have been consistently growing in the last decade, pushed particularly by the international demand for iron ore and agricultural products. Brazil is also one of the world’s main destination for foreign investments, having received over 34 billion dollars in foreign direct investments in 2007. Understanding the intricate logistic network in Brazil is essential for strategic business decisions.
Rafael Fiuza Casses
This article intends to expose the particular approach issued by Brazilian Revenue Service with the Article 7 of the OECD double taxation convention model, which carries important consequences to foreign companies that keep services contracts and earns payments for these services from brazilian enterprises, in order to advise in general about those consequences.
Paulo Henrique Rage and Adler Martins
Standar & Poor’s, one of the most influent American credit rating companies, has upgraded Brazil to an Investment-Grade credit rating, April 30th. The new rating, which moved to BBB- from a previous BB+, implies that the country can be regarded as a safe and reliable market for financial investments. The new position also means that Brazil has balanced its internal finances, offering minimal chances of default.
Mauricio Gomm Santos
On February 26, 2008, in CAOA Comércio de Veículos Importados et al v Renault do Brasil S/A et al, the São Paulo Court of Appeals2, following the country’s prevailing case law, rejected a party’s attempt to attack the enforceability of an arbitration clause. In Renault the court addressed an issue that has recently been thrown into confusion: whether the submission agreement, under Brazilian law, is required to lead to a valid arbitration and an enforceable award. The court enforced an arbitration clause without the submission agreement and clarified the scope, effect and differences between the so-called “full” arbitration clause and “empty” arbitration clause within the Brazilian arbitral regime.
Leonardo Neves and Mark Sills
This article provides a brief overview and an update on certain legal issues affecting foreign investments in the three main Portuguese language mining jurisdictions —Brazil, Angola and Mozambique, all of which are civil-law based countries.
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