Eduardo Salomão and Luiz Roberto de Assis publish Q&A on fund finance regulations in Brazil Read more
Read the note written by Eduardo Salomão, Fabio Kupfermann Rodarte, Luiz Roberto de Assis and Pedro Campos Ferraz Read more
Eduardo Salomão writes on the mechanisms for protection against exchange rate risk in infrastructure investments. Read more
Eduardo Salomão, Fabio Rodarte, Luiz Assis and Pedro Ferraz authored Thomson Reuters' guides Read more
Article by Eduardo Salomão Neto, Fabio Kupfermann Rodarte, Luiz Roberto de Assis, and Pedro Campos Ferraz was published on Thomson Reuters Read more
Eduardo Salomão Neto, Luiz Roberto de Assis, Fabio Rodarte and Pedro Campos Ferraz authored the updated edition of the Practical Law Q&As for Brazil in the context of cross-border financing. Read more
New rules freed payment institutions from the regulatory burden applicable to a financial institution and its stringent requirements and allowed them to render certain banking-like services, such as custody of funds and client financing Read more
In Brazil, strict employment relations that impose non-negotiable rights and payments increase employment-related costs by up to 70%. The significant rise in the number of individuals working on-demand and connected by apps has brought the need... Read more
Even before the current crisis, Labor Law has been changing rapidly in many countries as traditional employment relationships are replaced by negotiation, acqui-hiring initiatives and service platforms. In this issue, we discuss how Brazil is... Read more
Initiatives to offer hedge protection based on the flow of resources connected to projects are becoming reality in Brazil. These shall be the best option for key areas in infrastructure since uncertainty around the currency is the main difficulty... Read more
Capital Aberto | Legislação e Regulamentação Read more
Coluna do Levy & Salomão | JOTA | Abril Read more
Valor Econômico | Legislação & Tributos Read more
Conceito Jurídico | March 2017 Read more
Brazil´s current economic recession and its pressure on rising credit risk and default rates have triggered significant changes in the national financial system. Among these changes, there is one that deserves special attention due to its legal... Read more
Valor Econômico | Finanças Read more
The provision of the step-in rights can stimulate fearful financers who intend to invest in the Brazilian air transport infrastructure. Given the sector’s growth and the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro later this year, private interest in new... Read more
Contractual provisions foreseeing step-in rights can help unlock financing for the rail and road sectors and thus overcome the bottlenecks in Brazilian logistics, as the government announced the auction of three federal highways in the next... Read more
Coluna do Levy & Salomão | Jota | February Read more
The so-called step-in rights enable financers to take controlling or management powers over financed projects to promote their restructuring. Contractual clauses needed for such end may be inserted even after disbursement of funds, provided... Read more
Effective guarantees must be ensured in order to attract infrastructure investors to ports in a time of crisis. The Brazilian Law of Concessions allows lenders and guarantors the right to take control or temporary administration of the port... Read more
The crisis Brazil now faces creates a complex situation: the need for increased economic capacity and infrastructure development but also increased public expenditure. Towards solving this dilemma, the Brazilian Law of Concessions (Law No. 8,987,... Read more
Mondaq Business Briefing | Latin America Read more
In marked growth for close to two years, the drone market still lacks specific regulation in Brazil. Proposed rules are available for public consultation and input on the National Civil Aviation Agency website until October 3rd. It is expected... Read more
Coluna de Levy & Salomão | Jota | Agosto Read more
Signed by Brazil and now pending ratification by the National Congress, the OECD’s Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters provides for automatic exchange of tax information between the signatory parties. The government's... Read more
In force since March 18, 2010, the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) covers also certain insurance contracts having a financial nature. Thus Brazilian insurance companies should be aware of their impending obligations Read more
In September 2014, an international agreement for the exchange of information was signed between Brazil and the U.S. towards establishing the means of applying FATCA to Brazilian financial institutions. Credit cards and prepaid currency arrangements... Read more
Brazil and the US celebrated an intergovernmental agreement to implement FATCA obligations. The agreement requires Brazilian and US banks and similar entities to reciprocally report taxpayer information. However, the rules on disclosure on US... Read more
Since its introduction, in 2010, the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act has not been on the Brazilian radar – until recently. On September 23, 2014, an intergovernmental agreement for the exchange of information was signed between the U.S.... Read more
Brazilian regulatory framework for the Internet was established by Law No. 12.965 of April 23, 2014. The law is somewhat redundant and full of pathos, being Congress prompted to enact it after alleged violation of the secrecy of communication... Read more
Revista de Direito Público da Economia – RDPE | Ano 12 – nº 46 – Abril/Junho 2014 Read more
The vagaries of Brazilian and international economy often give rise to analysis by professional investors of insolvency scenarios regarding the entities that intermediate investments in local capital markets Read more
O Estado de S.Paulo | Economia & Negócios Read more
Money laundering is a burning issue in Brazil that has attracted attention of legislators and law enforcers alike as a response to much publicized political scandals. In spite of the fact that some of the most serious issues have arisen in the... Read more
Valor Econômico | Opinião Read more
Brazil tends to adopt the banking directives of the Basle committee as soon or shortly after their issue. In March, a last brick was put to the wall of Basel II rules with the adoption of internal models for calculation of the required capital... Read more
Valor Econômico | Eu & Investimentos | p.D2 Read more
O Estado de S. Paulo | Espaço Aberto Read more