Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright recently produced Doing Business in Brazil, an overview and guidance on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Brazil based on the firm’s vast experience of M&A transactions in the country. The guide, drafted by Norton Rose Fulbright’s São Paulo office, covers the major areas of concern for foreign investors such as currency and foreign capital regulations, the most common types of entities and companies, regulatory requirements and taxation. Norton Rose Fulbright’s Doing Business in Brazil is now available for download.
Silvia Fazio, Norton Rose Fulbright’s head of M&A in Brazil, says, “We produced an objective material, with a view of helping our clients who are willing to invest in the country. Brazil has a dynamic economy and was the most important M&A market in Latin America in 2023, both by deal volume and by aggregate value” (source TTR Data survey).
This guide examines the legal and regulatory corporate framework in Brazil, covering:
Capital markets regulations put out by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).
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On 8 September 2024, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) jointly issued the Special Administrative Measures for the Market Entry of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2024 Edition)
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On 29 November 2024, the National Health Commission (NHC), the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention jointly released the Pilot Working Program to Expand the Opening-up in the Sector of Wholly-owned Hospitals (《独资医院领域扩大开放试点工作方案》) (the Program).
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As previously observed, conflicts occasionally arise between mortgagees and charterers where a mortgagee wishes to take prompt action to enforce its rights, but the charterer wishes such enforcement action to be deferred until the end of the charter.
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