Normative Instruction No. 1,888/2019 (IN 1,888), which establishes and disciplines the provision of information related to cryptoasset transactions, shows the concern of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (RFB) with providing transparency in transactions with virtual currencies. Although it represents an increase in compliance costs for companies operating in this market, the measure may give more credibility to the industry and help attract new players.

The beginning of 2019 was marked by important normative changes in safety of dams, mainly mining dams, in order to tighten federal and state regulations.

For 25 years, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) was a great unknown among the population. This was due, in large part, to the market environment in Brazil, characterized by a history of state intervention and the fact that practically all the (few) decisions by the agency were revised or revoked in court.

Executive Order (MP) No. 863/2018, which extinguishes the 20% limit on the participation of foreign capital in Brazilian airlines, should be reviewed by the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies later this month. On last April 25, the joint committee of senators and federal deputies that examined the matter approved the final text of Conversion Bill (PLV) No. 6/2019, which makes changes to the proposal originally submitted by the Executive Branch.

Creativity has economic potential. Concrete manifestations of this statement are startups, companies whose goal is to execute their innovations to generate economic value.

Since November of 2017, when the Labor Reform established that the "premiums" are not subject to the application of labor and social security charges, much has been discussed about the Federal Revenue Service's interpretation of this concept and the requirements to apply it. The issue gains importance when one takes into account that the social security legislation does not define the concept of a premium either.