The National Association of Magistrates of the Labor Courts (Anamatra) has approved the legal theory that Law No. 13467/2017 (the Labor Reform) should only prevail for lawsuits and employment contracts initiated after November 11, 2017, when the new rules entered into force. The decision was reached on May 5, during the National Congress of Magistrates of the Labor Courts (Conamat).

The new Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) prizes the parties' autonomy of will and values conciliation and the institution of a cooperative procedural model, principles embodied in the institute of procedural legal business (article 190). Fully capable parties may directly influence and participate in proceedings involving rights that admit self-resolution, with a provision regarding settlements on procedural encumbrances, powers, prerogatives, and duties.

To what extent may noncompliance with formal requirements provided for by the law, bylaws and shareholders’ agreements annul call notices for general meetings (GMs)? To find answers to this question, we analyze in this article the understandings of legal scholarship and case decisions related to the annullability of GMs convened in disagreement with established procedures.

The right to a tax offset recommends reflection on the rules issued by the legislator that shape such offsets. Among the rules, special mention should be made of section 170-A of the National Tax Code (CTN), introduced by Complementary Law No. 104/2001 (LC 104/01).

Since the Social Security Reform failed, the Federal Government announced that it will prioritize institutional micro-reforms. One of them is the new framework for regulatory agencies, the subject of Senate Bill (PLS) No. 52/2013.

On March 29, the Central Bank of Brazil published Public Notice No. 64/2018, containing a proposed resolution to regulate the conditions and limits on credit transactions with related parties by financial institutions and leasing companies.