Sports events are audience drivers and their broadcasting is one of the most valuable assets in the entertainment market. The article addresses the complex (and even insufficient) legal framework on the protection of sports’ footage in Brazil

Investments in music royalties are on trend. In Brazil, one of the biggest streaming markets in the world, legal precautions must be taken before investing in copyright protected asset

New legislation on contract interpretation may encourage investment in the production of audiovisual content. We assess how the new rules help mitigate existing risks and address uncertainties

Drones and hidden cameras in journalistic investigations are important tools for enforcing democracy but they also raise some privacy concerns. This article addresses how this matter is treated by the Brazilian legal framework

M&A deals often raise uncertainties about the actual value of a business. Earnout clauses are widely used to address that concern by tying the value of a deal to future business targets. However, they may cause potential disputes

Put and call options are widely adopted in Brazilian M&A practice. Although courts have endorsed their enforceability, aspects such as the option pricing method should be negotiated carefully

The use of sandbagging clauses in M&A transactions must be assessed with care when the relevant agreement is governed by Brazilian law

Contractual penalties are convenient means of protecting crucial party rights in M&A transactions. Due to peculiarities of Brazilian contract law, crafting well-rounded penalty clauses may reduce the risk of court intervention over such provisions...

The Brazilian mergers and acquisitions market was relatively stable for years, but gained traction in 2021. Foreign dealmakers see room for further growth in 2022: despite recent appreciation, the local currency has overall lost significant...

TCU is analyzing the numbers involved in Eletrobras’s upcoming privatization and flagged that there was room to improve energy price benchmarks and transparency in the composition of tariffs

Eletrobras’s proposed privatization has been called into question in both administrative and judicial courts. In this special edition of LS Brazil Outlook,our energy specialists discusses the likelihood that those proceedings may effectively...

As claims are filed against the law that allows the government to give up control over Eletrobras, the Supreme Court will have the final word on such privatization. What is the risk that the court may spoil government’s plan for the company?