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Twenty-first-century Administrative Law is marked by a broad movement of transformation, driven by the pursuit of efficiency and integrity and by the need for the State to act as a
More production, more contracts and more oversight: why this year is likely to be decisive for the oil and gas sector
The Judiciary’s credibility will not be rebuilt with defensive speeches or merely declaratory rules
Courts of Auditors have been extending joint and several liability between construction companies and supervising firms without a legal basis. This article discusses the legal limits of such liability.
Tender for 3 PPPs is expected to attract major operators; BRK, Acciona and Aegea are among those analyzing the project, sources say.
Some say agribusiness is pop. The phrase, repeated to exhaustion, has become a slogan, a marketing line and a national identity. But perhaps the central point of this equation still
The decommissioning of oil and gas facilities is no longer a remote possibility and has taken a central role on the country’s regulatory agenda.
Everyone knows it: December is the month when the institutional clock speeds up. It is when balance sheets are closed, old cases are dispatched and pending issues are resolved. The
Belém will be the showcase for Brazil to turn climate commitments into concrete projects and investments
With more than 70 professionals, the firm operates from three offices in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília
On October 10, 2025, the STF concluded its judgment, establishing that companies that did not take part in the cognizance stage cannot be included at the labor enforcement stage.

Law No. 15,177 of July 23, 2025 recently came into force, amending the State-Owned Companies Law (Law No. 13,303/2016) and the Corporations Law (Law No. 6,404/1976) with two main objectives:

A new Technical Cooperation Agreement (“ACT”) was recently signed between the Office of the Comptroller General (“CGU”), the Office of the Attorney General (“AGU”) and the Federal Prosecution Service (“MPF”),

By Marília Bassi The price registration system underwent profound changes with the enactment of Law No. 14,133/2021. With little regulation under Law No. 8,666/93, it was expressly provided for as

By Taís Hirata The state, which will host COP30 this year, has sewage coverage rates between 0 and 12% in the four blocks offered in the tender The auction of

Authorized by the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), Brazil’s participation in the cooperation charter of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, OPEC+, has strategic implications
Mayor JHC and Deputy Mayor Rodrigo Cunha attended, this Friday (17), at B3 in São Paulo, the auction held by the City of Maceió for the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) that
The firm stands out in Civil, Regulatory, Antitrust, Arbitration and Labor; six partners are recognized in the ranking
Compliance and ESG (environmental, social and governance) policy experts said at a panel this Tuesday, the 5th, in São Paulo, that the absence of integrity programs can undermine and drive
Electricity in Brazil is not privatized, but granted to private companies through public tenders, as established by law. The operation of the service is transferred to a private party for
The director of the Center for Studies on Integrity and Development (Ceid), Giuseppe Giamundo Neto, defended leniency agreements this Tuesday, the 5th, in São Paulo — agreements in which companies
As is well known, the new procurement law, although not considered disruptive, introduces several innovations compared with the previous legislation and consolidates rules that were previously scattered, such as those
In contracts with the government, when budgets are based on foreign currencies, exchange rate fluctuations must be borne by the contractor. However, excessive increases in the exchange rate may justify
Approved by the National Congress in 2010, the National Solid Waste Policy encourages practices aligned with the concept of the circular economy, such as reverse logistics and selective collection, which
Although the debate on guarantees provided by private parties in contracts with the public administration is well established, with equally broad regulation, the reverse — guarantees provided by the government
Known in Brazil as the Chevron Doctrine, the case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., decided by the US Supreme Court in 1984, established limits on judicial
Amendments to the Administrative Misconduct Law (Law 8,429/92) face judicial challenges regarding retroactive application, especially in cases of conviction without proof of willful misconduct, highlighting the need to review initial
Flávio Cheim Jorge defines an appeal as a “voluntary remedy capable of bringing about, within the same procedural legal relationship, the reversal, invalidation, clarification or supplementation of a court decision”
The termination of administrative contracts, in its various forms, has always been an essential issue in Administrative Law, despite being briefly regulated by legislation and often addressed in an imprecise

By: Giuseppe Giamundo Neto and Fernanda Leoni On June 14, TCU Ordinance No. 370/2024 came into force, regulating the Federal Court of Auditors’ use of the precautionary measure of freezing

Compliance serves as a "guide" for companies. Its purpose is to protect a company and mitigate risks, financial losses or damage to its reputation and image.

In the remainder of 2024, the Brazilian sanitation sector is expected to offer the largest deals since the 2021 auctions to privatize a portion of Rio de Janeiro’s Cedae, according

At the end of May, the National Land Transportation Agency (ANTT) published the BR-381/MG Concession Tender Notice (Concession Notice No. 01/2024), whose object is the operation, for 30 years, of

Despite timid innovation, the new Procurement Law improves instruments originating in the previous law By Fernanda Leoni and Roberta Santos Cardoso Incorporating part of the rules already set out in

Ten years after Law No. 12,846/13, the “anti-corruption law”, came into force, it is natural for critical discussions to arise aimed at improving its application.
Antaq (the National Waterway Transportation Agency) has scheduled the first port auctions of 2024 for May 23. In this first block, six terminals will be leased, which are expected to

Justice Humberto Martins of the STJ (Superior Court of Justice) suspended the bankruptcy of construction company Coesa, formerly OAS. In a decision issued this Wednesday (9th), the Justice ruled that

by Daniel Almeida Stein and Amanda Salgado e Carvalho Two new decrees were recently issued to regulate the Sanitation Legal Framework: Decree No. 11,466 and Decree No. 11,467, both of

In judging Theme 1199 (ARE 843,989), the Federal Supreme Court ruled this Thursday (08/18) that the amendments made by Law 14,230/2021 to the Improbity Law (Law 8,429/1992), as a rule,

Giamundo Neto Advogados is very pleased to announce the arrival of its new partner, Clicia Souza, who will lead the firm’s corporate practice. “I am very proud to share with

By Camillo Giamundo and Joaquim Melo de Queiroz Members of the Electric Energy Trading Chamber recently approved the review of the arbitration convention, the document governing the rules for using

In Divinópolis, last Thursday (03/31), the official meeting was held to introduce the technical team that won Caixa Econômica Federal’s tender, hired by the bank for consulting services to model

by Mariana Capozoli Provisional Measure No. 1,109 allows the adoption of rules used in the expired Provisional Measure No. 1,046/2021 with the aim of preserving jobs. In this regard, the

by Mariana Capozoli Published on March 28, 2022, Provisional Measure (“MP”) No. 1,108 governs telework or remote work and the payment of meal allowances. It also provides for the hybrid

by Philippe Ambrosio Castro e Silva It is well known that the legal system provides a distinct mechanism for the enforcement and payment of debts owed by the Public Treasury.

by Alexandre Krause Pera and Victoria Zito Santos Once associated with owners of family-run businesses, who set up legal structures for the succession of business control from generation to generation,

For the 5th consecutive year, Giamundo Neto Advogados is among the most admired law firms in Brazil, according to the leading national and international legal publications.   LACCA Approved: in

The privatization plan for the energy company involves a large sum of money to set up a new company responsible for Itaipu and Eletronuclear   Economy Minister Paulo Guedes’ playbook

34 million households were not served by sewage collection, and 9.6 million lacked water supply Approximately 34.1 million Brazilian households, equivalent to 49.2% of the national total, had no access

by Giuseppe Giamundo Neto In Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic, legal practitioners can complain about anything but boredom, given the sheer number of innovations and regulatory acts springing up every

The São Paulo government will engage with the city governments of at least 15 inland cities that issued decrees authorizing gyms, beauty salons and barbershops to open. The activities were

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas has been telling interlocutors about the good prospects for concession processes The list of workers’ safety items has gained a new addition

Brazilians have been learning to adapt their routines since the beginning of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. With Ministry of Health Ordinance No. 467, published at the end of March,

The Brazilian manufacturer called investors to a conference call on Monday morning to discuss the matter; the litigation is expected to be one of the largest in the world  

The Sergipe State Court of Justice (TJ-SE) denied a hotel’s request to suspend an online attachment made to pay a debt incurred in 2011. Appellate Judge Cezário Siqueira Neto, in

by Marília de Oliveira Bassi In the coming months, after the covid-19 pandemic period the country is going through, PL 1292/951 — which sets rules on public tenders and contracts,

From 05/11/2020, foreign companies not operating in Brazil will be able to participate in tender processes through Sicaf (Unified Supplier Registration System). by Natasha Maria Soares Viana Normative Instruction No.

GIUSEPPE GIAMUNDO NETO – Public law specialist (infrastructure, oversight and regulation). Master’s degree in State Law from USP and partner at Giamundo Neto Advogados. *To cite this article: GIAMUNDO NETO,

At its ordinary session on 06.12.2019, the Superior Court of Justice approved three new Public Law summary statements. They are:   Summary No. 633: Law 9,784/99, especially with regard to

At its last judgment session of 2018, the Superior Court of Justice approved eight new summaries relating to public law. Summaries are concise statements of repeated and settled understandings drawn

by Fernanda Leoni In recent years, especially since the launch of “Operation Car Wash” (Lava Jato), the Federal Court of Accounts, using the prerogative in article 46 of Federal Law

At an Extraordinary Deliberative Session on 11/22/2017, the Federal Senate approved Provisional Measure 786/17 (“Provisional Measure” or “MP”), in the form of Conversion Bill PLV 32 of 2017 (“PLV 32”),

by Diogo Albaneze On October 18, 2017, the Rio de Janeiro State Government published State Law No. 7,753/2017, which requires companies contracting with the State Public Administration (in contracts exceeding

On 08.11.2017, partner Giuseppe Giamundo Neto represented the firm at the 2nd anniversary of IBDEE (Brazilian Institute of Law and Professional Ethics), chairing the discussion panel on “The role of

Provisional Measure No. 786 of 2017 On 07.12.2017, the Federal Government sent MP 786 to the National Congress, dealing with the Federal Government’s participation in supporting the structuring and development

Under the PPI, projects are being developed in various infrastructure sectors. Below we highlight the main developments in the last month. On 07.19.2017, the National Petroleum Agency (“ANP”) published the

On 07.05.2017, in Judgment 1,431/2017, with Justice Vital do Rêgo as reporting justice, the Federal Court of Accounts ruled on the possibility of economic and financial rebalancing of administrative contracts

Giamundo Neto Advogados, represented by partners Giuseppe Giamundo and Luiz Felipe Graziano, took part in the 2nd Infra Latin America 2017, held in New York on May 15 and 16.

The latest edition of Análise Advocacia Magazine, released in December, presented the most admired law firms and lawyers of 2016. In this edition, Giamundo Neto Advogados was listed, for the

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The Federal Court of Accounts recently issued Normative Instruction No. 76 of 11/23/2016, published in the official gazette on 12/12/2016, amending Normative

Giamundo Neto Advogados is advising the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and representative companies on the implementation of a pilot reverse logistics project for the collection and recycling of electrical

To celebrate the first year of its partnership with Movimento Brasil Competitivo (MBC), Giamundo Neto Advogados hosted, on August 3, a breakfast with businessman Jorge Gerdau and economist Bernard Appy

by: Rafael R. Garofano [1] Brazil has infrastructure and logistics investment bottlenecks that are decisive for national and regional development. The port sector is strategic, since ports handle most of

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