10/07/2026
Week of July 6 to 10, 2026 It was a week of tightening on every front. The Ministry of Finance unveiled tougher rules for betting advertising – including mandatory warnings modeled on those for cigarettes –, notified dozens of fintechs tied to the illegal market, and saw Congress speed up bills ranging from targeted restrictions …
03/07/2026
Week of June 29 to July 3, 2026 This week paired enforcement with new rules. While betting advertising during the World Cup drew scrutiny on three fronts, the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), part of the Ministry of Finance, published a package of rules in the Official Gazette – barring access for bettors who …
26/06/2026
Week of June 22–26, 2026 The image of the week came from the World Cup: back-to-back matches, record audiences and betting odds appearing on screen and in the broadcasters’ commentary — until the topic exploded on social media and the government signaled it would act. Betting advertising became the dominant regulatory story of the moment, …
19/06/2026
Week of June 15–19, 2026 This week was defined by a tightening crackdown on the illegal market — and this time with the President leading the charge: a new decree authorizes the freezing of funds from unlicensed betting operations. The bill has also begun to reach beyond the operator, with payment providers, advertisers and game …
13/12/2023
The Brazilian PTO published this week a significant change in the ordering of patent application examinations. As of January 1, 2024, the patent applications will follow the submission date of the examination request to be ordered, marking a strategic change from the current ordering, which is based on the filing date of the patent application …
13/06/2023
Since it was established, the National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) has adopted measures and promulgated regulations and recommendations regarding the General Data Protection LAW. Listed below are the main news on the subject, released in April and May 2023: ANPD releases technical note on personal data treatment in the pharmaceutical sector Technical Note No. 4/2022/CGTP/ANPD brings …
11/04/2023
Highlights – March News March 17, 2023Ministry of Mines and Energy creates a working group for the program ‘Gas to Employ’ During the first meeting of the National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE), the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, created the Working Group of the Gas to Employ Program (GT-GE) with the objective …
07/03/2023
Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis - Edição 40
10/02/2023
Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels – Edition 39
07/11/2022
Highlights – October News OCTOBER 13, 2022ANP publishes Dynamic Panel on Diesel Production Quality The ANP released, on 10/13/2022, a Dynamic Panel on the Quality of Diesel Oil Production. According to the Agency, the objective of the panel is to present data on the quality of vehicular diesel oil sold in the national territory, as …