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Decree 10.411/2020 regulates the Analysis of the Regulatory Impact (‘AIR’). The Official Gazette (‘DOU’), published on July 1st, 2020, the Decree 10.411/2020, regulating the Analysis of the Regulatory Impact (‘AIR’) within the scope of the federal government, which effects will entry into force as from 15 April 2021. The AIR is the procedure that, from (...)

House of Representatives approves Nagoya Protocol. The draft Legislative Decree 324/20 was approved on July 8, 2020, ratifying the Nagoya Protocol in Brazil on access and benefit sharing of biodiversity genetic resources. The Bill now goes to the Senate. The Nagoya Protocol is an international agreement that establishes rules for countries with regard to the (...)

Attorney General’s Office issues favorable opinion to Netflix and freedom of speech. According to a recent opinion issued by the Brazilian Attorney General’s Office in the Constitutional Complaint No. 38,782 filed by Netflix before the Brazilian Supreme Court, prohibit the exhibition of the film “Especial de Natal do Porta dos Fundos: A primeira tentação de (...)

Brazilian Senate aprpoves the Fake News Bill of Law. On June 30, 2020, the Senate approved the Bill of Law No. 2630/2020 (“Fake News Bill of Law”), which aims to combat the creation and dissemination of fake news on social networks. The sharp margin of 44 votes in favor and 32 against demonstrates the resistance of several (...)

The National Film Agency promotes the updating of the budgetary, financial and operational data of the Audiovisual Sectoral Fund. The National Film Agency (ANCINE) recently announced the publication of information on the Audiovisual Sectoral Fund (FSA) website regarding the Fund’s management and budget execution, in order to improve transparency in the management of public resources (...)

BPTO establishes new modalities of fast-track procedure for patent applications. It will come into force, as from July 30, 2020, the BPTO’s Ordinance No. 247, regulating the priority procedure for patent proceedings under the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO). In addition to the priority examination modalities already foreseen in Resolutions Nos. 238/19, 239/19 and (...)

Brazilian researchers develop a biosensor adapted to diagnose covid-19. Researchers at the São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC) develop biosensors capable of diagnosing covid-19, by inserting a DNA sequence (deoxyribonucleic acid) capable of identifying the covid-19 virus into an existing biosensor.  The developed biosensors comprise three main components: (i) a recognition biomolecule capable of specifically (...)

Aid law for the cultural sector is signed by the President. The President, Jair Bolsonaro, signed into Aldir Blanc Law, providing emergency actions for the cultural sector to be adopted during the state of public calamity, recognized in Legislative Decree No. 6 of March 2020. The bill had been approved by a large majority in (...)