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Regulatory Breakfast: betting advertising after the CONAR update
A technical breakfast hosted by Oliveira & Jacobovitz for operators, agencies and affiliates on betting advertising after the CONAR Annex X update. A…
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iGaming
Brazil's regulated betting market in 2026: five shifts operators should watch
Brazil's regulated betting market entered 2026 with a heavier tax burden, tighter advertising rules, large-scale enforcement and clear signs of consolidation.…
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Corporate
Business contracts: the clauses that prevent disputes (and the ones that cause them)
Disputes between companies rarely start with bad faith. They start with vague clauses on scope, price, deadlines and exit. This article goes clause by clause…
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Family
Divorce at a notary's office in Brazil: who qualifies, required documents and how long it takes
Divorce at a Brazilian notary's office requires full agreement, a lawyer and no unborn child; since CNJ Resolution 571/2024, minor children no longer prevent…
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Regulatory
Law No. 14.790/2023: the fixed-odds betting framework and the compliance challenges facing operators
Law No. 14.790/2023 turned fixed-odds betting into a regulated activity, with federal authorization, corporate requirements and permanent compliance duties.…
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Advertising
CONAR updates Annex X and tightens the rules for betting advertising
On August 27, 2026, CONAR approved an update to Annex X of the Brazilian Advertising Self Regulation Code, effective thirty days after publication. The new…
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Public Procurement
Law No. 14.133/2021: a practical guide for companies selling to the government
Since December 30, 2023, Law No. 14.133/2021 has been the sole legal basis for public procurement and administrative contracts in Brazil. This guide follows…
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Corporate
Legal due diligence: what to check before you buy, invest or partner
Legal due diligence reveals, before signing, the liabilities and risks that Brazilian law often transfers to the buyer or investor. This insight shows what to…
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Real Estate
REURB: how to regularize a property and leave informality behind
REURB, created by Law 13,465/2017, allows informal urban settlements to be regularized and their occupants to receive title, with the municipality at the…
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Advertising
Betting advertising: what changes under the CONAR and SPA/MF guidelines
Betting advertising in Brazil answers to two regimes at once: the self-regulatory regime of CONAR and the state regime of the SPA/MF, which carries real…
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Regulatory
Anti-Corruption Law: how a compliance program protects the company
Law No. 12.846/2013 holds a company liable for corruption committed in its interest regardless of fault. A compliance program does not prevent liability, but…
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Healthcare
Coverage denials and the ANS list after Law 14,454/2022: what hospitals, clinics and health plan operators need to know
The ANS list is the basic reference for health plan coverage, and in 2025 Brazil's Supreme Court set five cumulative criteria for requiring treatment outside…
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Tax
Taxation of betting operators: what to watch in 2026
The tax burden on betting operators changed in 2026 with Complementary Law No. 224/2025 and keeps shifting with Brazil's consumption tax reform. This article…
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Regulatory
Licensing betting operators: how the authorization request to the SPA/MF works
An application to operate fixed-odds betting in Brazil follows Law No. 14.790/2023 and SPA/MF Ordinance No. 827/2024. This guide explains requirements,…
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Succession
Succession planning and family holding companies: when they make sense and what the risks are
Succession planning means organizing the transfer of wealth while you are alive, cutting conflict, time and cost. A family holding company is one of the…
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Regulatory
SPA/MF standardizes responsible gaming warnings in betting advertising
SPA/MF Ordinance No. 1,964 of July 3, 2026 amended SPA/MF Ordinance No. 1,231/2024 and replaced open ended warning wording with standardized responsible…
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Labor
Digital platforms and employment status: what the TST and the STF say and how companies should prepare
Whether platform workers are employees is still unsettled: the TST has issued rulings in opposite directions and Theme 1291 before the STF is still awaiting…
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Succession
Complementary Law 227/2026 changes ITCMD: what to know before gifting or opening an estate
Complementary Law No. 227 of January 13, 2026, published in the Federal Official Gazette the next day, set the national general rules for ITCMD, Brazil's…
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