25/08/2023
On August 24, 2023, the Acting President of the Republic, Geraldo Alckmin, sanctioned Law N°. 14.654/2023, which adds a provision to the Organic Health Law (Law N°. 8.080/1990). The new law mandates various levels of the Unified Health System (“SUS”) to disclose on their websites the stocks of medicines in public pharmacies under their management. …
23/08/2023
The advent of RDC 751/2022 was important for the medical devices sector, as it updated Brazil’s regulatory framework after 2 (two) decades of validity. However, despite all the discussion that headed its publication, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) needed to update it quickly to bring more legal certainty to the regulated sector, as well as to …
08/08/2023
Duimp integrates updating and harmonization of customs procedures subject to sanitary inspection. The Collegiate Board (DICOL) of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa), approved during the 11th Ordinary Public Meeting (ROP 11), held on August 2, 2023, a Resolution proposal that aims to regulate the importation through Duimp of goods and products subject to health …
07/08/2023
ANATEL Subsidy Call No. 22/2023 on Code 0304 for Debt Collection Calls Aims to gather impressions on the implementation of 0304 to identify debt collection calls, just as 0303 already identifies active telemarketing. Code 0304 will affect all sectors that collect by phone call, for example: stores, companies, banks, offices, hospitals, health plans, telecom service …
28/07/2023
On July 26th, 2023, the COANA (General Customs Administration Coordination) Ordinance n° 130/2023 was published to regulate the Conformity Shipment Program (“Programa Remessa Conforme” – PRC) for e-commerce companies. Joining in PRC is voluntary, but, according to the Federal Revenue, it will provide faster and more economical customs treatment for e-commerce companies. It is worth …
21/07/2023
The discussion about the use of CBD products continues to be strong around the world and in Brazil it would be no different. In a nutshell, the Brazilian framework related to the CBD products is: RDC 327/2019, which sets forth the procedures for granting Sanitary Authorization for manufacturing and importation, as well as establishing requirements …
28/06/2023
The Federal District published on June 12th, 2023 State Decree nº 44.607/2023 (Portuguese only), which sets forth the guidelines for the implementation, structuring and operationalization of the take-back system of packaging in general. Also, the Decree establishes the Certificate of Credit Recycling – RECICLADF in the Federal District. The Decree applies to all manufacturers, importers, distributors, and …
09/06/2023
IBAMA’s Normative Ruling No. 15/2023 was published on June 6th, 2023 regulating the general preventive and remote embargo of areas with irregular suppression of vegetation, forest exploitation and use of fire in Indigenous Lands and other public areas within the Legal Amazon. Such Normative Ruling provides for the procedures and conditions for the embargo, and the request …
02/05/2023
Provisional Measure No. 1.171 (“MP 1.171/23”) was published on Sunday, April 30, 2023, updating the progressive rates of individual income tax and setting forth relevant changes in the taxation of income earned by individuals who are residents in Brazil on financial investments, controlled entities and trusts abroad, directly impacting offshore structures. Although not definitive, as it …
01/03/2023
The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) published yesterday the Resolution CD/ANPD Nr. 4, of February 24, 2023, which approves the long-awaited Regulation on Dosimetry and Application of Administrative Penalties (“Regulation”).