Publications

The real estate market in Brazil is notoriously cyclical, reflecting economic dynamics and consumer demands. As is known, its activities depend heavily on favorable economic conditions, such as credit availability, interest rate, inflation, consumer confidence, and public and private investments, and for this reason it is often called the “thermometer of the real economy.”  …

The short-lived Normative Instruction No. 2.219/2024 from the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service, which was in effect for only two weeks, introduced new rules for monitoring financial transactions, including those made via PIX.   This regulation, which lasted less than a month, was swiftly revoked by the government after widespread public outcry. Under its provisions, financial…

Today, January 28, we celebrate International Personal Data Protection Day, a date that highlights the importance of privacy and information security in Brazil and around the world. Since the General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD) came into force, we have made significant progress in building a data protection culture, promoting transparency, responsibility and trust in…

In his latest book, NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI, celebrated Israeli writer YUVAL NOAH HARARI takes a critical and in-depth look at artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for humanity.   Some main points of concern can be highlighted, such as the inequality brought by AI. Harari…