Courts change criteria for counting deadlines: Is your company ready?
The National Council of Justice (CNJ) announced new rules for counting procedural deadlines. As of May 16, 2025, deadlines will be counted from the publication date in the National Electronic Court Gazette (DJEN) or the Electronic Court Gazette (DJE), depending on the act type to be performed. This change directly impacts the routine of law […]
Ultimate Beneficial Owner: Avoid having your CNPJ suspended by the Federal Revenue Service
In line with measures to prevent and combat tax evasion, corruption and money laundering, the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (RFB) has established the obligation for national and foreign companies to identify their Final Beneficiaries. This requirement is currently regulated by Normative Instruction No. 2,290/2025 of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service, which updates previous provisions on […]
End of CNPJ Desk at the Federal Revenue Service: Impacts for companies
In view of the increasing digitalization of public services, it is important to be aware of changes in the way the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service provides services. In line with the trend towards optimization and modernization, face-to-face services for various services were converted to the online model and the CNPJ Desk is no longer available, […]
Regularization of Rural Properties: Ensure the legal security for your property
The regularization of rural properties is a process through which all legal obligations inherent to rural property are mapped and fulfilled, ensuring transparency to owners and potential interested parties regarding compliance with all required formalities. These formalities are different from those applicable to urban properties, due to the special nature of the activities carried out […]
How to cancel a protest?
As defined by law 9492/97, protest is the formal and solemn act by which default and non-compliance with an obligation originating in securities and other debt documents are proven. In practice, it consists of the act of using a third party (protest office) to collect a debt that has not been paid spontaneously by the […]
Automated Permit: simplified company incorporation in Rio de Janeiro
The automated permit is a service offered by JUCERJA (Junta Comercial do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – the Commercial Registry of the State of Rio de Janeiro) for several years now, and it is currently available in all 92 municipalities of the state. It is an innovation made possible through the Integrated Registration System […]
Public records update: Is your company up to date?
The formal existence of any company is subject to the maintenance of records required by the different instances of Government, each with its own peculiarities and uses. In this sense, City Halls, States and the Federal Revenue Service operate their own bureaucratic frameworks, establishing multiple obligations that need to be met. Failure to meet these […]
Alphanumeric CNPJ: What Changes Are Coming to the National Register of Legal Entities?
The Federal Revenue Office, through a joint technical note formulated by the General Coordination of Tax Registrations and Benefits Management (COCAD) and the Undersecretariat of Collection, Registrations and Service (Suara), sent important changes to the National Corporate Taxpayer Registry (CNPJ), to be fully implemented starting January 2026. At that time, the current numerical model will […]
The Annual Census of Foreign Capital in the Country must be submitted by 6 p.m. on August 15, 2024
The Census statement is mandatory for legal entities and investment funds in Brazil which held non-resident investor or shareholder direct interest in their share capital, regardless of the amount, and which, concomitantly, had a net worth equal to or greater than the equivalent of US$100 million, both on December 31, 2023. Legal basis of the […]
Issuing and monthly monitoring certificates of the company demonstrates its financial health and can help close deals
Necessary in bidding processes, supplier registration, mergers and acquisitions, the certificates can be issued at the municipal, state, and federal levels. published on June 18, 2024 by Andressa Lago Many companies do not make the connection between the act of monitoring certificates and their financial health. In order to be financially healthy, a company must […]
