WeWork’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy and leases in Brazil
Cross-border effects of bankruptcy procedures in the U.S. gained a new chapter in 2023, when WeWork Group filed for Chapter 11. WeWork has since claimed that this reorganization would not...Read more
The Legal Framework on Foreign Exchange Transactions in Brazil: An Analysis of the Use of Cryptocurrencies to Exchange National Currencies
That cryptocurrencies have been defying central banks’ authority globally is no news. Central banks around the world have been lagging behind in a Sisyphus task of regulating situations that evolve...Read more
Conflicts of Interests in Shareholders’ Meetings of Brazilian Corporations: the Legal Framework according to Scholars and the Case Law of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission
The issue addressed in this paper relates to the interpretation, according to Brazilian scholars and the case law of the decision board of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission, of...Read more
The Application of General Constitutional Principles Governing Taxation to Control Tax Exemptions Pursuant to Precedents of the Supreme Court of Brazil
The purpose of the paper is to analyse how the Supreme Court of Brazil applies general tax principles to control tax exemptions. More specifically, the paper envisions to answer whether,...Read more