What steps should foreign creditors and investors take to collect on defaulted debts owed by companies in Brazil? The annual volume of non-performing loans and other credits held by foreign creditors and investors, such as financial institutions, funds, individual investors, and corporations, against Brazilian companies far exceeds the nine-figure mark.
The value of an acquisition lies not only in the agreed price but also in the legal certainty regarding the underlying assets. In Brazil this presents a major challenge when
Importers assessed a 1% customs fine may benefit from recent decisions by CARF – the Administrative Council for Tax Appeals which have set aside the application of this penalty. To
Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled on Special Appeal No. 2,261,458/SP, with Justice Raul Araújo as the reporting judge, in a decision published on June 30, 2026. The case
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