Brazil: Export Controls & Trade & Investment Sanctions

As the Trump administration imposes a new round of tariffs, Brazil's federal government threatens to invoke the Economic Reciprocity Law, potentially targeting intellectual property rights as a strategic countermeasure. This move could significantly impact American pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and technology companies operating in Brazil, raising questions about the balance between trade retaliation and long-term legal security.

The Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General has released significant updates to its anti-corruption enforcement framework, including a revised Corporate Liability Manual with clearer penalty calculation parameters and a new Leniency Guide. Meanwhile, the U.S. designation of Brazilian criminal organizations PCC and CV as terrorist entities creates immediate compliance obligations for companies with international exposure, particularly those using U.S. financial systems or services.

Brazil's CGU has released updated guidance on corporate liability enforcement, leniency agreements, and anti-corruption transparency measures. Meanwhile, the U.S. designation of Brazilian criminal organizations PCC and CV as terrorist entities creates immediate compliance obligations for companies with international exposure, requiring enhanced due diligence protocols and sanctions screening procedures.

O governo brasileiro pretende se unir às demais nações exportadoras de aço que serão atingidas pela limitação das importações do produto pela União Europeia ( UE ),

UE deve restringir a compra de sete tipos de aço do Brasil

A corrente de comércio brasileira, que é a soma das exportações e importações, cresceu 13,7% em 2018.

The Chamber of Foreign Trade granted temporary reductions in the import duty rates applied to several products based on a Resolution of the Common Market Group of Mercosur.

A Instrução Normativa n.º 1.415/13 disciplina quais tratamentos aduaneiros podem ser utilizados no REPETRO (regime aduaneiro especial de exportação e de importação de bens destinados às atividades de pesquisa e de lavra das jazidas de petróleo e de gás natural), bem como a quais bens tal regime pode ser aplicado.

The growing process of economic globalization places the discussion about the importance of internationalization of Brazilian companies as a crucial option for corporate strategies to develop competition and national performance.