GLG News by Lawyers (Brazil)

The investment grade given to Brazil, at the end of April, by Standard & Poor's (S & P) must to make the investors more selective. Even the applicators in investments funds. As some sectors tend to have more benefits than others because the country new note, a predilection investors alternative...

The real tax reform would be one that involves reduction of the tax burden. Improving the technique of revenue without reducing the load is not enough. And the tax burden will fall only with the reduction of bureaucratic that, unfortunately, has grown, frighteningly, without corresponding contrast in...

The ethanol is going to turn a commodity. It is believed that in a short time the alcohol will be sold on the stock exchange as well as oil. For this reason is that large companies in the industry will have to produce and / or market the product. Although the investment of these companies remains strong...

Brazilian Telecom Regulatory Agency (Anatel) has already reviewed the new rule for BrOi (Brasil Telecom merger with operator Oi.

Industry's Opinion Increasing the basic rate of interest will bring problems for the Brazilian industrial park. The evaluation is the representative of the Entrepreneurs National Thought Basis (PNBE). According to the businessman, the decision of the Council of Monetary Policy (Copom) will raise the...

The increase in the supply of reinsurance, reinsurance companies through local or foreign, puts Brazil, effectively, on the world market risks protected by insurance and provides a free and necessary competition on the domestic market, expanding the provision of coverage for insured with gains and quality...

The Potsdam trade talks between the G 4 WTO members – the United States, the EU, Brazil and India – concluded last week without progress on bridging most negotiating positions. But an agreement at the Potsdam talks was not indispensable to the ultimate success of the WTO’s Doha Round negotiations....

The Bush Administration's decision to apply the US Countervailing Duty law to imports from China is a reversal of a policy in effect since the 1980's barring application of antisubsidy duties to nonmarket economies. Although applied in a preliminary determination in the "Coated Free Sheet Paper from...

Minority Shareholders of Arcelor got really disapointed with the suggested Tender Offer price for Arcelor Brazil shares and are ready to discuss it before Brazilian courts.Shares have been traded recently for R$ 39,00. Tender offer corresponds to about R$ 32,70. Expected price was R$ 52,00. If...