As of April 1, 2014, the United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods came into force in Brazil (“Convention”), also known as the “Vienna Convention” or CISG. However, there is still some discussion on the date of the Convention’s applicability in Brazil. Although there is a legislative decree enacted in October 2012, the ratification instrument of which was deposited at the UN in March 2013, many believed that the enforceability of the Convention…
The bill for a New Code of Civil Procedure (NCPC) was approved by the Brazilian Senate on 16…
Abstract: In 2012, Brazilian and English courts examined the validity of an arbitration agreement executed in Brazil. The…
Report on the Changing Global Markets Forum – Opportunities & Risks in Latin America – Held on 14 October 2014 at the HKIAC’s headquarters in Hong Kong Last week, South American visitors wandering around the Admiralty district in central Hong Kong would recognize, with certain familiarity, the barricades formed by student demonstrations. Such scenes are recurrent in Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires; still, they are more striking when framed by the futuristic architecture of…