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• Diplomatic Immunity May Protect Spanish Embassy Official

  

  A woman is dead and her husband is involved. But her husband may walk away without facing prosecution under Brazilian law. The reason? Diplomatic immunity. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Judicial Retirement Amendment Tips Balance of Power

  

  The nature of any democracy is a balance of powers between the branches of government. But a new amendment raising the age of mandatory judicial retirement is... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Amendment Would Lower Age of Criminal Responsibility

  

  A newly proposed Brazilian constitutional amendment would lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 years old. The current Brazilian law says that... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Brazilian Law and Religious Rights

  

  Charlyane Souza failed the Brazilian bar exam in São Paulo. But unlike other test takers who also failed the exam that day, Souza blames her result on the... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Investigation into Lula Examines Brazilian Law

  

  Federal prosecutors will spend the next 90 days considering whether to launch a full investigation into former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Crime Can’t Hide Behind BlackBerry

  

  The secrecy that shrouded the Petrobras corruption scandal apparently unraveled in part because of text messages.It is now well known that Brazilian... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Brazil Could Change Law on Outsourced Labor

  

  Brazilian workers have benefited from longtime protections that restrict the work that businesses may outsource. Under Brazilian law, companies can only... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Brazilian Law to Blame for Deforestation in the Amazon?

  

  After a decade of declining deforestation rates in the Amazon, there has been a drastic rise in cutting down trees in recent months. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• São Paulo to Protect Breastfeeding Mothers

  

  São Paulo may soon pass legislation that would be the first of its kind in the world. After a series of protests and people pushing for laws to protect... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Baidu’s Alleged Anticompetitive Tactics in Brazil

  

  Competition is a natural part of business, and the cutthroat online business world is no exception. But when competitive zeal crosses the line into tactics... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Brazilian Femicide Law Seeks to Better Protect Women

  

  Maria da Penha is an educated woman who met her husband while working on her graduate degree. After they married and had children, her husband turned violent. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• WhatsApp’s Potential Ban Had Some Worried

  

  On February 11, Judge Luiz de Moura Correia ordered that WhatsApp be blocked in Brazil due to the company’s failure to provide data for an ongoing... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Labor Practices at McDonald’s Restaurants Scrutinized in Brazil

  

  With more than 18,000 restaurants located around the world, McDonald’s has established itself over the years as the largest global fast-food chain. But it has... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Brazil Signs Auto Trade Agreement with Mexico

  

  The economy of Brazil is the largest in Latin America, but when it comes to automobiles, Mexico is the region’s leader. Mexico owes the rise of its auto industr... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Souza Cruz Sale Expected to Encounter Little Resistance

  

  Souza Cruz, one of the largest corporations in Brazil and the country’s largest domestic cigarette producer, could soon become a completely foreign-owned... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• International Divorce Law in Brazil

  Not long ago, the government changed the divorce laws in Brazil. It eliminated the need for a couple to show cause for a divorce. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Death Penalty Case Sparks Legal Debate in Brazil

  The drug laws in Indonesia are among the strictest in the world. Now Indonesia’s drug enforcement actions within its own borders are rippling across the world t... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• New Brazilian Law Makes Medical Marijuana Legal for Some

  Marijuana is now legal in Brazil. Well, sort of.It seems the Brazilian government has been paying attention to the recent protests of the friends and family of... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Will a New Law Lower the Number of C-Sections in Brazil?

  Brazil’s new c-section law may cut back on the number of women getting caesareans in Brazil. Currently, there is, as one article put it, an “epidemic of... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Brazil’s Economic Outlook for 2015

  There is no denying the Brazilian economy has struggled recently. According to a recent article, India may soon overtake Brazil as the 7th largest economy in th... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 LEGAL, SOCIETY