Market: Brazil

Partners from top US and Latin American firms tell Latin Lawyer how ESG-related misconduct, evolving technology and regulatory inconsistencies are shaping anti-corruption efforts in the region – including comment from UBS Latin America's head of financial crime prevention.

01 December 2023

Featured in The Guide to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance - Second Edition

Latin America is seeing a wave of sustainable financing. Recently, borrowers and lenders have increased their use of this, and more investors are increasing their offer of such products. This growing market in the region mostly applies internationally recognised standards, but Brazil and Mexico are two examples of countries beginning to prepare their own sets of rules.

30 November 2023

Featured in The Guide to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance - Second Edition

Brazil’s current regulatory framework for ESG is limited in detail, so it is crucial that companies and institutions have a clear understanding of how to use it. This is especially relevant for those operating outside of the country.

30 November 2023

Featured in The Guide to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance - Second Edition

With a rich history of involvement in hydrocarbon production and huge natural carbon sinks, Latin America has tremendous potential in the creation of carbon credits. As the second largest source of carbon credits in the world, an expanded supply from Latin America could increase the global competitiveness of credits and encourage further development of carbon markets globally.

30 November 2023

Demarest Advogados has strengthened its public, regulatory, infrastructure and corporate investigations offerings by hiring the former executive secretary of Brazil’s Ministry of Economy as partner.

29 November 2023

Six Mayer Brown LLP offices, including Tauil & Chequer Advogados in São Paulo, have helped US investor The Halifax Group acquire home care division of French catering and care services company Sodexo – including its Brazilian subsidiary Pronep.

29 November 2023

As major political shifts continue to put Latin American economies to the test, legal frameworks that are resistant to the ideologies of the governing party will be key to keeping infrastructure investments active in the region, said lawyers at Latin Lawyer Live: Regional Project Finance in New York earlier this month.

28 November 2023

Two Mattos Filho offices have helped UK investor Actis purchase transmission assets from the Brazilian utilities subsidiary of Energias de Portugal (EDP) - EDP Brasil - in a deal worth 2.7 billion reais (US$540 million).

28 November 2023

Three Milbank offices, Pinheiro Neto Advogados in São Paulo and Bruchou & Funes de Rioja in Buenos Aires have helped Brazilian engine parts supplier Mahle Metal Leve raise 402 million reais (US$83 million) in a follow-on offering.

28 November 2023

A few months after moving into the role as legal manager for Brazilian cosmetics company Grupo Boticário, Ana Carolina Tavares Torres speaks to LACCA about how to deal with the challenges of moving into a new industry, navigating the rise of AI and the importance of encouraging the empowerment of women within the legal profession.

27 November 2023