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Heloisa Barroso Uelze joined the Firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2005. She has over 25 years of practice and is currently the head of the Brazilian Public Law, Government Relations and Regulatory Group at Trench Rossi Watanabe. Heloisa is recognized as a leading practitioner in such areas of law by various international publications such as Chambers, LACCA, Análise Advocacia, and PLC. Before joining Trench Rossi Watanabe, Mrs. Uelze worked for thirteen years in a law firm specialized in Public Law created by four of the most regarded scholars in Administrative, Public, Tax and Constitutional Law In Brazil, all of them respected Professors that held PHDs: Celso Antonio Bandeira de Mello, Geraldo Ataliba, Adilson Abreu Dallari and Michel Temer. In April 2000 Heloisa was nominated – due to her recognized ethical reputation and specialized legal knowledge, head of the legal department of Federal Government Autarchy, where she stayed for 12 years. Such position was not inconsistent with the private practice of law. Trench Rossi Watanabe and Baker McKenzie have executed a strategic cooperation agreement for consulting on foreign law.
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Brazil: New Bidding Bill of Law and impacts on compliance

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The new Bidding Bill of Law provides for integrity programs as well as greater control and transparency in public tenders.

The Brazilian Bidding Law (Law 8,666/93) and other laws related to public procurement (Law 10,520/2002 and articles 1 to 47 of Law 12,462/2011) are about to be replaced by Bill of Law No. 4,253/2020, which was recently approved by the Federal Senate and is pending presidential sanction.

The new legislation, which is 27 years in the making, provides relevant updates from a compliance perspective, such as: (i) the reinforcement of internal and external controls for public procurement; (ii) the strengthening of the relevance of a compliance program for companies willing to do business with the government; and (iii) increased sanctions for irregularities in public procurement.

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Brazil: State of Goiás publishes Law that requires companies to have an Integrity Program

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On June 25, 2019, State Law No. 20,489/2019 was published in the Official Gazette of the State of Goiás. The Law determines the mandatory implementation of Integrity Program for companies that enter into contracts, consortium, agreement, concession or public-private partnership with the public administration of the State of Goiás, in amounts equal…

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Brazil: Ministry of Infrastructure publishes ordinances regarding the participation of public agents in meetings, hearings and events

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On June 21, 2019, two ordinances were published by the Ministry of Infrastructure in the Official Gazette of the Union with the approval of Codes of Conduct of the Ministry regarding meetings, hearings and reunions, and participation in events by public agents of the Ministry. Ordinance No. 2,775 approved the Code of…

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President of Brazil Signs Three Bills Integrating the Anti-Crime and Anti-Corruption Package

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President Jair Bolsonaro signed three bills that belong to the anti-crime and anti-corruption package proposed by Justice and Public Security Minister, Sergio Moro. The anti-crime and anti-corruption package propose amendments to fourteen different laws, including the Criminal Code, Criminal Process Code, Criminal Execution Law, Heinous Crimes Law, and Electoral Code.…

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Brazil executes Anti-Corruption Cooperation Agreements with Chile and Switzerland

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Cooperation agreement between Brazil and Chile In April 2019, Brazil’s Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) and Chile’s Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency (SEGPRES) executed a cooperation agreement that aims to tackle corruption. The main goal of the cooperation agreement is to establish mechanisms for mutual assistance and collaboration…