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BVA is recognized in the Chambers Global 2026

For yet another consecutive year, BVA – Barreto Veiga Advogados has been recognized by Chambers Global 2026, one of the most respected publications in the legal industry, highlighting the most...

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Taxation on Financial Transactions: Supreme Court Reinstates Decree that Increases IOF (Tax on Financial Transactions)

On July 16th, Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court (“STF”) issued a monocratic decision on tax matters, with retroactive effects, reinstating Decree No. 12,499/2025, which altered the...

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How Labor and Union Relations Can Strengthen Corporate Governance

Labor and union relations are a focal point for many companies and play a direct role in shaping corporate governance and business strategy. To delve into this topic, Leonardo Carvalho,...

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Breastfeeding Leave as an Employment Right

Breastfeeding leave aims to mitigate the impact of the mother’s return to work and ensure breastfeeding for the baby. Furthermore, it is through breastfeeding leave that the guidelines of the...

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Capital M&A: What It Is and How It Works

The term M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) refers to strategic transactions in which companies merge or are acquired by others. These operations aim to drive growth, expand market share, diversify business...

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Latest Publications

Corporate

13/03/2026

Brazilian Senate Approves Bill Extending Corporate Deadline for Approval of Dividends Related to the 2025 Fiscal Year

Last Tuesday, December 2, the Brazilian Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee (“CAE”) approved the final text of Bill No. 5,473/2025 (“Bill 5,473/25”). Article…

Real Estate

10/03/2026

STJ defines the effects of the settlement of overdue installments in fiduciary transfers of real estate

The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has clarified how the regularization of payment defaults in real estate financings secured by fiduciary transfer…

ADR, Litigation and Arbitration

10/03/2026

STJ consolidates its understanding that a claim is subject to judicial reorganization even if it has not been formally filed in the proceeding.

The Second Section of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has consolidated an important understanding with direct implications for corporate creditors: claims…

Tax

09/03/2026

DCBE 2026: Deadline for declaring assets abroad ends on April 5

On February 15, 2026, the deadline period began for submitting the Brazilian Capitals Abroad Declaration (Declaração de Capitais Brasileiros no Exterior –…

Corporate

02/03/2026

Brazil’s Path Forward: Energy, Digital Infrastructure and the 2026 M&A Outlook

Article published in Chambers and Partners 2025 performance – strong foreign investment; resilient M&A activity Despite initial subdued forecasts, Brazil has managed…

Secondment & Legal OPS

19/02/2026

BVA appoints two new partners and expands Tax and Secondment

Flavio Yoshida and Lucas Luna join the firm’s partnership BVA – Barreto Veiga Advogados announces the admission of two new partners to the…

Labor and Social Security Law

19/02/2026

Employment 2025 – Brazil – Trends and Developments

Published in Chambers and Partners Brazil’s labour and employment landscape is undergoing profound transformation. What was once a relatively rigid framework, heavily…

Labor and Social Security Law

22/01/2026

TST consolidates 12 binding legal principles.

The Full Bench of the Superior Labor Court (TST) consolidated its legal understanding on 12 topics, reaffirming its jurisprudence through the repetitive…

M&A, Venture Capital and Private Equity

06/01/2026

Cayman Islands change their beneficial ownership regime

On July 31, 2024, the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act (“BOTA”) came into force. Issued by the Cayman Islands Ministry of Financial Services,…

BVA in the media

05/03/2026

APEX and Grupo Potenza

BVA acted as exclusive legal advisor to Apex Partners in the acquisition of a stake from Grupo Potenza, which resulted in Apex becoming the controlling shareholder of the company. The expansion of one of the...

05/03/2026

APEX and Redoma Capital

BVA acted as exclusive legal advisor to Apex Partners in the acquisition of a stake held by Redoma Capital, which resulted in Apex becoming the controlling shareholder of the company. The expansion of one of...

05/03/2026

Grupo Apex Partners and CVC

BVA acted as exclusive legal counsel to Grupo Apex Partners in a transaction involving the acquisition of shares of CVC, the largest travel operator in Latin America. Following the transaction, Grupo Apex Partners reached a...

05/03/2026

INFORM PORTIA LTDA. and INFORM GmbH

BVA – Barreto Veiga Advogados acted as legal counsel to INFORM PORTIA LTDA. in the sale of its controlling stake to INFORM GmbH. Conducted in Brazil and Germany, the transaction consolidates INFORM Group’s presence in...