The Amazon Fund is in crisis after many authorities worldwide suspended donations in response to changes implemented to its governance structure. We suggest a path towards salvaging the fund which revisits the role of Brazil’s Federal Audit...

Out-of-court settlements can be effective in resolving environmental liabilities and avoiding usually complex litigation. However, existing procedural and bureaucratic barriers must be removed to make such settlements more viable in Brazil

The increasing need for energy and a new window of investment and growth opportunities in the Brazilian energy market bring to the foreground the debate on the ideal regulatory framework. We discuss the opportunities for self-regulation and...

Uncertainty remains as to whether the Brazilian administration will bar certain technologies available to service providers in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction. Recently, telecom operators in Brazil have taken the stance that restrictions resulting...

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...

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...

GSI Rule 4 (Instrução Normativa 4), which establishes minimum cybersecurity requirements for the deployment of 5G networks in Brazil will require further regulation by the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (Anatel). The timing required for...

Partner Mariana Tavares interviews the consultant Anne Riley on antitrust trends, challenges in building an effective compliance programme, measures to disseminate a culture of compliance in a global level and good leadership

New rules freed payment institutions from the regulatory burden applicable to a financial institution and its stringent requirements and allowed them to render certain banking-like services, such as custody of funds and client financing

A comparative analysis shows that payment institutions are subject to lighter requirements than financial institutions in terms of capitalization, incorporation process, internal structures and other aspects, in exchange for not being allowed...

Guidelines for the Brazilian sandbox for financial and payment innovations have just been established. The sandbox creates opportunities for ventures in the foreign exchange and cryptoassets markets, and the first cohort is scheduled for 2021

Open Banking and payment initiation service providers reduce costs and create business opportunities for foreign digital businesses