The Federal Attorney General’s Office (AGU) opined that Law No. 13,467/2017 (the Labor Reform) was constitutional as regards its amendments to articles 578, 579, and 582 of the Consolidated Labor Laws.

The rapid expansion of social networks has provoked important debates about the consequences and limits of freedom of expression.

Brazil is considered a country with natural characteristics favorable to agribusiness. With its 8.5 million square kilometers, it is the largest country in South America, the fifth largest in the world, and it has the potential to expand its agricultural capacity without the need to harm the environment.

The deadline for submitting contributions to the bill proposed by the City of São Paulo to review the Law on Land Partitioning, Use, and Occupancy - LPUOS (Law No. 16,402/16, known as the Zoning Law) ended March 30. The City announced it received more than 2,500 suggestions for the text published on the website Gestão Urbana SP as of last December 15.

The CVM board confirmed on January 30, 2018, a decision rendered by its technical department (Superintendência de Registro de Valores Mobiliários - SRE) in the sense that the cryptocurrency Niobium Coin should not be characterized as a security. This confirms the understanding that the initial offering of the Niobium Coin (Initial Coin Offering - ICO) is not within the CVM’s scope of jurisdiction and, therefore, does not require registration of the issuer and offering with the local authority.

The validity of maritime mortgages registered abroad has been subject to judicial battles for the past few years in Brazil, in the context of the OSX 3 Leasing B.V. case. The debate has finally reached a positive outcome for creditors, represented by Nordic Trustee ASA as the trustee and mortgagor, thanks to a decision issued by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) on November 17, 2017, and published on February 1, 2018.