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Administrative and Public Law 06/09/2024

STJ reaffirms caselaw and TJMS recognizes the exclusion of occupational diseases from the concept of personal accident.

In the Brazilian system, court precedents have a pivotal role, contributing to the maintenance of legal certainty, and consistency in the decisions of Courts, as provided for in the rules of Articles 926 and 927 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC). However, it is not difficult to notice a mismatch between theory and…

Administrative and Public Law 06/09/2024

Artificial Intelligence – Learn more about risks and how its regulation can guarantee positive breakthroughs

What are the main risks of artificial intelligence without proper regulation? Which sectors can be impacted? The absence of a proper regulation for artificial intelligence exposes society to substantial, intricate risks. The crux of the problem lies in the “black box” nature of advanced artificial intelligence systems, given that the opacity in their decision-making process…

Banking and Financial Services 27/08/2024

FAKE SWITCHBOARD SCAM: CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN CONTACTING CUSTOMERS BY PHONE USING FAKE RECORDINGS TO APPLY SCAMS, WARNS THE BRAZILIAN FEDERATION OF BANKS

According to the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban), financial institutions never contact customers to request personal data, passwords, system updates, security keys or any type of payment/transaction to supposedly solve account problems. The growth of the digital world has brought improvements, but also new challenges, especially in financial security. Scammers are taking advantage of digitization…

Administrative and Public Law 22/08/2024

Swiss Approach to Open Source

Lessons and examples from the new Swiss law and the need to adapt the Procurement Law to prioritize open source artificial intelligence systems in the Brazilian Government In September 2023, Switzerland took a significant step in forwarding the use of open source software in the public sector with the approval of the Federal Act on…