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The Civil Code is the main legal reference for Civil Law. This branch of law covers the basic rules that serve as a parameter for our day-to-day relationships, and is an expression of the principles that govern various areas of life in society. The Brazilian Civil Code of 11/01/2003 contains 2,046 articles, divided into a
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Contracts are one of the most important types of administrative and political management instruments. At the same time, they are an important milestone in the development of humanity’s civilizing process. For this reason, democracy is understood as a complex “social contract” between all citizens. In the processes of constitution of legal entities, contracts centralize the
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Within the scope of Corporate Law, SBSA advises and represents Civil Society Organizations, companies and foundations, national and headquartered abroad, assisting clients in all legal aspects of their activities. The scope of our work includes drafting and negotiating contracts and any other form of agreements with the State, multilateral organizations, foundations and foreign funds and
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The duty of Environmental Law is to create rules and instruments for the prevention, mitigation and/or compensation of the harmful effects of environmental degradation resulting from construction, undertakings, infrastructure projects and any other interventions in the ecosystem that may negatively impact the balance of the environment. In the 1988 Constitution, the ecologically balanced environment was
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Since Federal Law 12.846 came into force in 2014, Civil Society Organizations and national and foreign companies operating in Brazil have had to adopt effective systems for preventing corruption and any other form of acts against the public administration. The new legal requirement, together with new rules on disclosure of information on public funding and
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Every day, we help our clients in the interpretation and application of laws . And we know the importance of making them effective. The SBSA team regularly strives to make all Human Rights ensured by international treaties and national legislation a reality, because they express what we have the best, if implemented, or the worst
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The 20th century saw the growing importance of international law, especially after the end of World War II, the creation of the United Nations system and the enormous expansion of treaties, ranging from civil and political rights, economic and social rights to protection of the environment, among others. These treaties were followed by the creation
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The SBSA firm provides clients with multiple services related to Labor Law, including representation during labor inspections and in labor negotiations and processes. We advise our clients on specific issues involving apprentices, individuals with disabilities, indigenous people and descendants of slaves (quilombolas, and on human rights issues in the workplace. We also have in-depth knowledge
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Public law is the field of law that regulates the interests of the State, both internally and in relation to the private interests of individuals and private entities. In other words, it is the legal system of a public nature and social character, which sustains the sovereignty of the State and the subordination of the
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Recent legislative changes have an impact on public administration in terms of partnership relations with civil society organizations. The new Regulatory Framework (Federal Law No. 13.019/2014) creates new rules for the selection and execution, performance, monitoring and evaluation and accountability of partnerships, as well as sanctions and penalties applicable to CSOs and representatives of the
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The proactive and focused approach of the SBSA team in solving problems and offering the best technical advice and the most innovative solutions for companies, CSOs and people in matters related to tax exemptions and incentives, allows us to meet the demanding tax advice needs of customers. We have deep experience in representing and defending
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The processes for obtaining or renewing philanthropy and public utility records, titles and certificates, among other qualifications related mainly to Third Sector activities, usually gain effectiveness when they have advisory support to avoid and prevent bureaucratic obstacles, for example. At other times, there are also lawsuits involving these titles.
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