Legal insight for Brazil-related decisions
Articles on Brazilian Tax, Banking and Estate Law, written by Dr. Wendel Ferreira Lopes (OAB/MG 18.881) for readers who need to make clear-eyed decisions about Brazilian legal matters.
What Is Execução Fiscal: A Straight Answer
What execução fiscal is, how it starts, what changes after service of process, and how to respond — a straight answer for anyone just served.
Extrajudicial Reorganization: What It Is and When It's Faster Than Judicial Reorganization
Extrajudicial reorganization: how it works, the creditor quorum required, what's excluded, and when it's faster than judicial reorganization.
What Is Estate Planning and Why You Should Do It
Why estate planning while you're alive reduces ITCMD tax, prevents heir disputes, and speeds up probate. Holding companies, gifts, wills, and POPP 65+.
Judicial Reorganization (Recuperação Judicial): What It Is, How It Works, and When to File
What judicial reorganization (recuperação judicial) is, the Law 11.101/2005 requirements, the process steps, and which debts are included. Full guide.