Good news for the Brazilian footballing industry
In August 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Brazilian President passed a law long-awaited by the football teams throughout the country – Law No.14,193/2021, known as the “Lei da Sociedade Anônima de Futebol (SAF)”, or the Football Corporation Law. This law finally allowed football teams to be incorporated as a corporation (SAF – football corporation), …
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Brazilian new railway legislation (and why it may be a great opportunity for passenger rail transport investments)
At the end of 2021, the new Brazilian railway law (Law nº 14.273/2021) was finally approved, it promises to facilitate and optimize the expansion of railway transport and, as a consequence, to expand the already existing options to the outflow of goods throughout the country. With the consolidation of the brand new authorization regime – …
Confusion and changes to the Brazilian State Goods and Services Tax (ICMS) in early 2022: how a ruling by the Supreme Court created a new and unconstitutional law in Brazil
As many readers may know, taxes are not straightforward anywhere in the world but this is particularly true in Brazil and even more so when one looks at Brazil´s indirect taxation on sales and goods, the “Imposto sobre Operações relativas à Circulação de Mercadorias e sobre Prestações de Serviços de Transporte Interestadual e Intermunicipal e …
Perspectives for teleworking in Brazil
It was already notorious that the feasibility of implementing remote working had been discussed for a long time. While many companies already saw this condition as an advantage, others were still quite resistant to the idea.
The main aspects of the Brazilian income tax reform proposal
Updates on Brazil’s potential income tax reform are brought by Finocchio and Ustra’s Tax Team.