CVM Instruction 606, published on March 25, promoted changes in CVM Instruction 555 in order to regulate the Incentivized Infrastructure Investment Funds (FI-Infra) under the terms of article 3 of Law No. 12,431/11. The objective of the measure was to incentivize the participation of the capital markets in the financing of infrastructure projects, whose progress has been hampered by the conditions of the political and economic scenario.

Approved in the Federal Senate in December of 2018 (PLS 484/17) and currently pending in the Chamber of Deputies, Bill 11,247/18, although controversial, may represent an important advance for the expansion of renewable energy sources in the Brazilian energy matrix.

To facilitate and modernize access to information related to all formal professional experiences of workers, the Ministry of Labor launched in late November of 2018 the Digital Employment Record Card, or Digital CTPS, as a free application available on the iOS and Android platforms.

At the end of last year, Justice Dias Toffoli released for judgment Extraordinary Appeal No. 1.063.187, Topic of general repercussion No. 962, which litigates the levying of Corporate Income Tax (IRPJ) and the Social Contribution on Net Income (CSLL) on amounts received by the taxpayer due to the application of the Selic rate when tax withheld in error is refunded. In the judgment, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) will decide whether the amounts paid to taxpayers due to the application of the Selic rate are subject to income tax

Signed on March 23, 2016, Law No. 16,402/16 governs the subdivision, use, and occupation of land in the municipality of São Paulo (Zoning Law). In relation to the previous law, it has brought in a series of changes, such as the establishment of maximum size limits for lots, reduction in the requirement of car parking spaces, minimum number of bicycle parking spaces, widening of sidewalks, and expansion of special environmental protection areas.

Supplementary pension entities are created with the purpose of managing financial assets of third parties, seeking better income for their investments that ensure the granting of retirement benefits.