2016

International investment arbitrations and subnational entities
The role of subnational entities, such as states and municipalities, has been exerting an increasing influence in the field of foreign investment. This action is even more relevant in countries such as Brazil, which ...
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2015

Place of incorporation & brazilian depositary receipts & applicable-law
Bruno Fernandes Dias has posted on his blog dedicated to Brazilian judicial and administrative courts’ rulings a comment on Administrative Procedure No. Rj2012/11523, issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission. The post ...
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2015

Foreign investment in aviation
Bruno Fernandes Dias has posted on his blog dedicated to Brazilian judicial and administrative courts’ rulings a comment on Bill No. 2/2015, of the Federal Senate, which aims at facilitating foreign investment in the ...
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2015

Foreign investment in healthcare
Bruno Fernandes Dias has posted on his blog dedicated to the Brazilian legal system a comment on Federal Law No. 13,097, of January 19th, 2015, which oponed new oportunities for foreign investment in the Brazilian healthcare ...
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2015

A Brazilian Bilateral Investment Treaty
Bruno Fernandes Dias has posted on his blog dedicated to Brazilian legal system a comment on the bilateral investment treaty Brazil has entered into with Mozambique. See the post here.
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2015

Foreign investment & vehicle companies & capital gains
Bruno Fernandes Dias has posted on his blog dedicated to Brazilian judicial and administrative courts’ rulings a comment on Acórdão Nº 14-01-001.240, issued by the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals. Federal ...
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2014

The impact of bilateral investment treaties in international law
The search for foreign investment around the world led many States to conclude thousands of Bilateral Investment Treaties, as well as multilateral treaties, setting out arbitrations schemes to settle disputes. These ...
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2014

Shale gas regulation in Brazil
Shale gas has emerged in recent years as an extremely promising source of energy, despite the controversy about the environmental and social impacts its exploitation entails. In 2013 Brazil put itself in the vanguard of ...
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2014

Investment in Rio de Janeiro
The concept of foreign investment is one of the most discussed topics in the International Law of Investment, especially in international arbitrations. While the bilateral investment treaties usually brings their own ...
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