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Consumer 17/07/2023

THE BIRTHDAY GIFT SCAM: HERE’S HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

In a new form of scam, known as the “Gift Scam,” scammers are taking advantage of special occasions, such as birthdays, to trick people into offering to redeem gifts for a fee. However, by making the payment, victims run the risk of having their bank details stolen and undergoing financial losses. In this new scam,…
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Tax 04/07/2023

BARTER OPERATION

One of the biggest challenges for Brazilian rural producers has still been to find ways to finance their production activities without the cost of credit making their operations unfeasible in a scenario of high interest rates and reduced investments in the productive sector. In this setting, self-financing, the supply of credit by producer cooperatives, among…
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Agribusiness 28/06/2023

HARDSHIP CLAUSE AS AN INSTRUMENT RISK MANAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS AND THE RELIGIOUS FACTOR

When asked about what the hardship clause is, almost unanimously the research sources answer that it is, in international contract practice, the provision whereby it will be up to one of the contracting parties to request the renegotiation, review or amendment to a contract, which is explained by the unpredictable changes stemming from political, economic,…
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Banking and Financial Services 07/06/2023

REAL DIGITAL: BRAZILIAN CBDC AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON DOMESTIC FINANCIAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM

Real Digital was the name chosen by the Central Bank of Brazil for its new digital currency, which will serve as Brazil’s CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency). It is worth noting that CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) consists of a digital currency model issued by a central bank with a view to incorporating benefits and…
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