The election of Jair Bolsonaro (Social Liberal Party, PSL) on October 28th, 2018 as Brazil’s next President signals a departure from the foreign policy conducted by Head of States affiliated to the Workers’ Party (PT) in the past decade and a half. In fact, Bolsonaro has constructed his political identity on a narrative of radical […]
Almost 100 federal agencies will have to prepare their respective integrity plans in the next three months. The measure was published by the Comptroller General of the Union – CGU, as Resolution # n. 57/2019, amending Resolution # n. 1.089/2018, which established the Federal government’s Integrity programs. The goal of the new Resolution is to […]
(BRPTO’s gazette of January 9 th , 2018)The Brazilian PTO issued an official notification today, on its gazette #2453, relieving the Patent Board of the obligation of examining powers of attorney submitted with briefs filed until the publication of the application by the BRPTO, based on Decree #9094/2017.According to the BRPTO, this new proceeding reduces […]
Under strong security, Jair Bolsonaro took office as Brazil’s President on January 1st. The inauguration was organized in four stages: it began in the afternoon with an ecumenical cult in the Cathedral of Brasilia. From there, Bolsonaro paraded next to the first lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, in a vehicle that took him to the National Congress, […]
The last few days of Brazilian President Michel Temer’s term at the office brought relevant news with regard to privacy and data protection matters. On Dec. 27, Temer enacted Provisional Measure # 869/2018, which creates the National Protection Data Authority (NPDA), a regulatory body for data treatment activities. On Dec. 26, the President also enacted […]
After Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in the 2018 presidential election, his first speech addressed to the Brazilian people presented the initial steps to be followed in his government, which starts from January 1, 2019. Until his inauguration, Bolsonaro will choose his ministerial team and decide on the distribution of several other positions. The president-elect has already […]
The 2018 elections brought the biggest change to the Brazilian National Congress in 20 years, with many traditional parties and politicians losing ground to a new cohort of congressmen. The results of the 2018 elections show a clear growth of right-wing actors in Congress, generally in favor of economic liberalism, rather than nationalist and anti-IP […]
This Thursday, when he visited the Automotive Motor Show in Sao Paulo, President Temer signed the decree regulating the Provisional Measure of the Route 2030 program, Brazil’s new fiscal regime for the automotive industry in Brazil. The text of the Provisional Measure converted in law project, which still needs to be sanctioned by Temer, went […]
FULL SPEECH You know the truth and the truth will free you. I was never alone. I also felt God´s presence and the strength of the Brazilian people. The prayers of men, women, children, enti re families, who are facing the threat that we follow a path that is not what Brazilians desire and deserve, […]
Bolsonaro as President: his policies for science and technology, innovation, intellectual property, health and compliance.The results of the Brazilian Presidential elections this Sunday confirmed the victory of Jair Bolsonaro who will be in government from January 1st, 2019 until 2022. The candidate of the Liberal Social Party (PSL) won 55.13% of total votes against his opponent, Fernando Haddad, candidate of […]
Brazilian democracy sets policies impacting patent, innovation and life sciences on Sunday presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro and Fernando Haddad have advanced to the second round of Brazil’s presidential election. They will face each other in a runoff on October 28, when Brazilians will choose their president from 2019 to 2022. Bolsonaro is the frontrunner according […]
Highest-polling candidates’ positions on economic issues and proposals on Intellectual Property, Science & Technology. The president is elected to a four-year term by the absolute majority vote through a two-round system (or runoff voting). If no candidate reaches more than 50% of the valid votes in the first round, a second round of voting between […]
