South America: Government, Public Sector

O Superior Tribunal de Justiça reviu decisão que permitia reabertura de persecução penal contra réu absolvido, reconhecendo que habeas corpus não pode ser utilizado como instrumento acusatório. A decisão de ofício restabeleceu garantias fundamentais do devido processo legal e reafirmou os limites constitucionais do remédio constitucional voltado à proteção da liberdade.

El 16 de febrero de 2026, la Secretaría de Energía ("SENER"), publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación las Disposiciones Administrativas de Carácter General sobre la Manifestación de Impacto Social Del Sector...

Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) has concluded the joint trial of constitutional lawsuits involving Law No. 14,701/2023, known as the Indigenous Time Limit Requirement Act...

Mexico has experienced significant transformation following initiatives undertaken by the Mexican Federal Government during the last two presidential administrations. Through a combination of social programmes and legal and policy reforms, the living conditions of millions have improved. This has occurred without a significant increase in public debt and with federal tax rates remaining largely unchanged.

For two decades, Uruguay has been Latin America’s safe harbour for internationally mobile families: politically stable, institutionally predictable, and governed by a tax system that leaves most foreign-source income untouched. On 1st January 2026, the country recalibrated that proposition.

Venezuela’s devastating June 24 earthquakes have transformed a delicate post-Maduro transition into a high-stakes test of the Trump administration’s strategy to maximize US influence.

La SEMARNAT publicó un acuerdo que establece criterios obligatorios para prohibir actividades mineras en Áreas Naturales Protegidas federales, reforzando la aplicación del artículo 46 de la LGEEPA.

O Superior Tribunal de Justiça reviu decisão que permitia reabertura de persecução penal contra réu absolvido, reconhecendo que habeas corpus não pode ser utilizado como instrumento acusatório. A decisão de ofício restabeleceu garantias fundamentais do devido processo legal e reafirmou os limites constitucionais do remédio constitucional voltado à proteção da liberdade.

Brazil's Committee on Industry, Commerce, and Services has issued a favorable opinion on legislation addressing patent ownership for AI-assisted inventions. The proposed amendment to the Brazilian Patent Statute would establish that patent rights for inventions developed with artificial intelligence assistance belong to the individual or legal entity providing the economic or technical means for development, while maintaining that AI systems themselves cannot hold patent rights due to lack of legal personho

Mexico has experienced significant transformation following initiatives undertaken by the Mexican Federal Government during the last two presidential administrations. Through a combination of social programmes and legal and policy reforms, the living conditions of millions have improved. This has occurred without a significant increase in public debt and with federal tax rates remaining largely unchanged.

Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella prepares to take office with an ambitious agenda to reverse his predecessor's leftist policies through business-friendly reforms, aggressive security measures, and energy sector expansion. His administration faces significant challenges including legislative opposition, fiscal constraints with a deficit exceeding 6% of GDP, and the complex task of combating sophisticated transnational criminal networks that generate billions in illicit revenue. Market opti

Brazil's Executive Management Committee of the Chamber of Foreign Trade has issued GECEX Resolution No. 938/2026, establishing a 12% export tax rate on crude petroleum oils for a 60-day period following the expiry of Provisional Measure No. 1,340/2026. The resolution addresses the regulatory gap created when the provisional measure failed to be converted into law within the constitutional timeframe, reinstating export tax provisions on products classified under NCM heading 2709.