Mariana Tavares de Araujo and Alexandre Faraco contributed to the publication which maps the challenges faced by the regulation authorities Read more
Mariana Tavares de Araujo and Alexandre Faraco contributed to the publication which maps recent trends on digital markets Read more
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Digital markets have increasingly become the focus of CADE. This article describes recent developments that illustrate this trend, discusses challenges for CADE and possible repercussions in Latin America. Read more
Ana Paula Martinez, Alexandre Ditzel Faraco and Mariana Tavares de Araujo authors the chapter on pharmaceutical regulatory law on Brazil Read more
Brazilian law lacks a broad national security exception that would allow the administration to bar the use of a specific 5G technology based on its country of origin. Requirements applicable to 5G technology in Brazil should, under the current... Read more
The upcoming 5G mobile network auction is expected to be entangled in disputes before administrative and judicial courts if the rules bar a given 5G technology from qualifying. Two potential battlegrounds are the Federal Audit Court (TCU) and... Read more
COVID-19 has compounded the complexity of issues around the auction of 5G spectrum to make yet another postponement of Brazil's 5G bid all but inevitable. Thorny key issues are still to be resolved; these include foreign policy tension around... Read more
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New legislation allows telecom companies with concession contracts to operate for an undefined period and without the risk of having their assets reverted to the Federal Government. The changes should eliminate uncertainty and unlock investments... Read more
Levy & Salomão Advogados Competition partners authored the Brazilian chapter of this year’s "GCR | Know-how – Immunity, Sanctions & Settlements" guide. The authors discuss Brazil’s law and practice regarding leniency, settlements and the interaction... Read more
The Act is an important institutional development, but the Congress and the administration need to determine which authorities should have the power to apply it. Currently any government body affected by the wrongdoing can impose sanctions.... Read more
Former Judge Sergio Moro, the key figure of Operation Carwash now appointed Minister of Justice, has stated the fight against crime and corruption will amount to a new Real Plan – in reference to the stabilization plan, which defeated inflation.... Read more
Levy & Salomão Advogados Competition partners authored the Brazilian chapter of this year’s "GCR | Know-how – Immunity, Sanctions & Settlements" guide. The authors discuss Brazil’s law and practice regarding leniency, settlements and the interaction... Read more
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Partners Alexandre Ditzel Faraco, Ana Paula Martinez and Mariana Tavares de Araujo authored the Brazil’s chapter of the Getting the Deal Through (GTDT) publication Read more
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Levy & Salomão Advogados Competition partners authored the Brazilian chapter of this year’s "GCR | Know-how – Immunity, Sanctions & Settlements" guide. The authors discuss Brazil’s law and practice regarding leniency, settlements and the interaction... Read more
Latin Lawyer Magazine | September 2017 Read more
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Levy & Salomão partners author Brazil's chapter of the 2017 Getting the Deal Through publication, discussing the competition law and practice applicable to the pharmaceutical industry in the country. Read more
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Provisional measure (“<i>Medida Provisória</i>”) 752, of November 24, 2016 instituted guidelines applicable to the extension as well as to novel bidding procedures in relation to agreements entered with the Federal Government with respect to... Read more
The combination of investments based on political criteria and systemic corruption led many such companies to a situation of near insolvency. Law No. 13,303, of June 30, 2016 or State-Owned Companies Act, is one of the responses offered by Brazil’s... Read more
Partners Ana Paula Martinez, Alexandre Ditzel Faraco and Mariana Tavares de Araujo authored Latin Lawyer Anti-Corruption 2017’s Brazil chapter Read more
Vertical agreements may raise antitrust issues and is one of the current hot topics in Brazil. Levy & Salomão partners provide, in a Q&A format, an overview of the subject from a Brazilian antitrust law and practice perspective Read more
Levy & Salomão partners author Brazil's chapter of the 2016 Getting the Deal Through publication, discussing the competition law and practice applicable to the pharmaceutical industry in the country Read more
Partners Ana Paula Martinez, Alexandre Ditzel Faraco and Mariana Tavares de Araujo authored Latin Lawyer Merger Control 2016’s Brazil chapter Read more
Vertical agreements may raise antitrust issues and is one of the current hot topics in Brazil. Levy & Salomão partners provide, in a Q&A format, an overview of the subject from a Brazilian antitrust law and practice perspective Read more
Partners Ana Paula Martinez, Alexandre Ditzel Faraco and Mariana Tavares de Araujo authored Latin Lawyer Merger Control 2015’s Brazil chapter Read more
The recently enacted Law No. 13.097 of January 19, 2015 has lifted the ban on foreign capital participation in specialized and general hospitals and clinics in Brazil. The law also allows companies with foreign capital to engage in family planning... Read more
Communications and Competition Law - Key Issues in the Telecoms, Media and Technology Sectors | IBA and Wolters Kluwer | December 2014 Read more
On October 1, Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense approved certain amendments to the country’s current merger review rules. These amendments reflect CADE’s experience with the pre-merger review system established by the Brazilian... Read more
Mondaq Business Briefing | Latin America Read more
Revista de Direito Público da Economia – RDPE | Ano 12 – nº 46 – Abril/Junho 2014 Read more
On April 23, 2014, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff enacted Law No. 12.965, which establishes the legal regime for the use of the Internet in Brazil (the Brazilian Internet Civil Framework – BICF). The text of the law is unnecessarily long... Read more
Vertical agreements may raise antitrust issues and it is one of the current hot topics in Brazil, following the adjudication of a resale price maintenance case by CADE in 2013. Levy & Salomão partners provide, in a question and answer format,... Read more
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Law No. 12.815 was enacted and became effective on June 5, 2013, bringing significant changes to Brazil’s port regulatory regime and aiming to increase private investment in Brazilian ports, essential to tackling one of the country’s most prominent... Read more
A December 2012 opinion of the Inspector General’s Office of the Courts of Justice of the State of São Paulo exempts real estate registrars and notary publics from applying the restrictions imposed by Federal Law No. 5,709, of November 26, 1974,... Read more
Temas Atuais de Direito da Concorrência | Editora Singular, São Paulo, 2012 Read more
Brazilian authorities will face important challenges in 2012 regarding the regulation of several sectors of Brazil’s economy. The granting of concessions, review of tariffs, and the issuance of new regulations are all on the agenda Read more
Last year, Brazil’s legislature passed Law No. 12,485, which changed the regulatory landscape for pay TV services, revoking outdated regulations that limited foreign investment and cross-ownership between pay TV and other telecommunications... Read more
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Valor Econômico | Legislação & Tributos | Opinião Jurídica Read more