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Brazil
Thomas B. Felsberg
Neil Montgomery
Thiago V. Flores
Antonio Amendola
Carolina Saldanha
Marcus A. Matteucci Gomes
Evy Cynthia Marques
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Tiago Ferreira
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| Foreign Direct Investment Boom and Investment Grade |
By Evy Cynthia Marques
Foreign Direct Investment into Brazil, as well as into Latin America, sharply increased from 2006 to 2007 in approximately 67%, pursuant to information provided by the Economic Commission for Latin America (Cepal) on May 8, 2008.[more] |
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| New Rule Enacted Concerning Occasional Reinsurers |
By Neil Montgomery and Ana Carolina PenteadoThe occasional reinsurer (or ressegurador eventual, as it is known in Portuguese), i.e., the foreign reinsurance company with registered offices abroad and that may operate in Brazil without a local representative office, has had its participation in the recently opened Brazilian reinsurance market restricted.[ more] |
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| Tax Incentives for Aquatic Transportation |
By Antonio Amendola and Juliana Latorre
On May 13, 2008, the Federal Government enacted Provisional Measure No. 428/2008 ("MP No. 428/2008") creating tax incentives to promote certain areas, especially infrastructure.[ more] |
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| Law No. 11668/08 and Post Office Franchises |
By Juliana Martines
The creation of Brazilian postal services dates back to the discovery of Brazil in 1500. Soon after Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral's arrival in Brazil, his official secretary, Pero Vaz de Caminha wrote to the Portuguese Crown with his view of the "new land", thus contributing to the development of postal services in Brazil. [ more] |
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| Legal Strategies for Economic Problems: the Food Shortage Case |
By Roberto Kanitz and Luciana Silveira
"Price surges", "food shortage", "export taxes" and "suspension of exports" are the buzzwords most heard nowadays in the international trade scenario. Countries are again concerned with the rise of the worldwide demand for commodities, as well as their prices, which may cause inflation. Governments are creating barriers to their exports to level these distortions.[ more] |
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| Felsberg e Associados opens branch in Campinas |
In furtherance of its current expansion plan, Felsberg e Associados opened in May a new branch in Campinas, the second largest city of the State of São Paulo and the industrial and business heart of the booming and prosperous interior of the State. [ more] |
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| Felsberg International Trade Lawyer in the Middle East |
In furtherance of its current expansion plan, Felsberg e Associados opened in May a new branch in Campinas, the second largest city of the State of São Paulo and the industrial and business heart of the booming and prosperous interior of the State. [more] |
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