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European Council Approves Legislation on Artificial Intelligence

May 29, 2024

In contrast to Mercosur, which struggles to evolve from an economic bloc to a political and monetary union due to challenges in socio-political integration caused by alternating conservative and progressive governments, the European Union continues to demonstrate efficiency in integrating its member countries. Despite the United Kingdom's departure, the EU remains committed to regulating fundamental issues related to the incorporation of new technologies, which will significantly impact personal, educational, and professional relationships. We are specifically discussing Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Ethics and Democracy

December 20, 2021

After moments of great suffering when not only Brazil but the world was faced with a lethal pandemic resulting in the death of millions, life begins to return to normal. The economic issues caused by the pandemic in addition to the health injuries of citizens show the dramatic social abyss, which is engulfing mainly the lower-middle classes in Brazil. Economic markers, GDP below the target, and galloping inflation demonstrate that the ghost of recession is more realistic than we'd like.

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EUROPEAN BODIES APPROVE JOINT PROPOSAL TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF AI FOR AUTOMATED RECOGNITION

July 12, 2021

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) announced on June 21st, 2021 that they have approved a joint opinion on the European Commission's Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (AI).

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ESG for laymen!

August 23, 2021

In the corporate world of finance, ESG is “in”. Indeed, ESG is an acronym of three words in English, meaning environmental, social, and governance.

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Electronic Drug Labels

January 22, 2024

The Brazilian Congress approved on May 11, 2022, Law #14,388/2022, also known as the Electronic Drug Labels Act. Its aim was to shift from paper package inserts to digital labels, resulting in amendments to Law #11,903/2009, which regulated the tracking of drug production and consumption through electronic data capture, storage, and transmission technology. In turn, this law had already been partially changed by Law #13,410/2016, which addressed the National Medicines Control System.

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Do you know what the No Surprises Act is? Understanding its importance

October 7, 2024

The No Surprises Act is a prime example of legislation in a country where the legal system is based more on case law than statutes. While Brazil’s legal system originates from Civil Law, the United States follows Common Law. However, U.S. laws are often very well-drafted, especially in terms of their applicability. In this context, it is important to consider the role of the judiciary, which operates under the punitive principle, unlike Brazil's compensatory system, which is less effective.

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Does doing the right thing deserve recognition?

May 2, 2022

Successful compliance programs typically take place in organizations with examples coming from the top. There is no doubt about the fundamental factor for success in such programs: top management engagement, or a culture of example. There is no way for a compliance program to prosper otherwise.

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Discussing the conflict of interest in the federal government

June 27, 2023

Today, after reading an article authored by the renowned legal scholar Wálter Maierovitch, I was taken aback by the way some authorities handle conflicts of interest.

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DISCOUNT ON MEDICATION - A SOURCE OF CONCERN FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR

August 16, 2021

In May 2021, the State of Arkansas in the United States published the HB1709 bill prohibiting manufacturers from offering discount on any product containing insulin, with the exception of the discount provided directly to the end user in the form of a pharmaceutical manufacturer discount coupon and which can be obtained through the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs e-prescribing service.

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Licks Attorneys Compliance’s Blog provides regular and insightful updates about Ethic and Compliance. The posts are authored by Alexandre Dalmasso, our partner. Licks Attorneys is a top tier Brazilian law firm, specialized in Intellectual Property and recognized for its success handling large and strategic projects in the country.

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LGPD – Lessons learned from the European GDPR

On the afternoon of August 25th, webinar ‘LGPD – Lessons learned from the European GDPR’ was presented by three of our attorneys at law: Alexandre Dalmasso, partner; Douglas Leite and Flávio Buzanovsky, specialists in LGPD.

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The French Anti-Corruption Agency - Gifts and entertainment guide - AFA

The French Anti-Corruption Agency - AFA published, approximately 1 year ago, a guide on gifts and entertainment in order to guide companies, foundations and associations to establish safe rules on this topic.

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Understand the Leniency Agreement

The Brazilian Anti-corruption Act # 12.846 of August 1, 2013, known abroad as the “Clean Company Act”, brought an important instrument to assist authorities in investigating and prospecting evidence, called a leniency agreement.

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The Bidding Process and the Rehabilitation of the Bidder Declared Dishonest

The Bidding Act # 8.666 / 93 - establishes in its Article 87 the sanctions that may be applicable to those who do not comply with the administrative contracts resulting from the bid object.

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Data Protection and Privacy and the CPO

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, which has attracted attention from all over the world, issues related to the personal data protection arouse the interest of many people, especially here in Brazil, due to the force of the LGPD which was postponed by Provisional Measure 959 on April 29, 2020 to May 3, 2021.

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Data Privacy Law and the Impact on the Health Care Area

On the afternoon of July 22nd, a webinar was held, ‘‘Data Privacy Law (LGPD) and the Impact on the Health Care Area”, presented by four of our attorneys at law: Alexandre Dalmasso, specialist in compliance with experience in the pharmaceutical industry; Douglas Leite, Flávio Buzanovsky,  and Ricardo Campello specialists in LGPD.

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New Version of the U.S Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Resource Guide

The US Department of Justice(US DOJ) and the US Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) have released a new version of the resourceguide on the US Anti-Corruption Act(FCPA - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) after 8years since the publication´s first version.

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Transparency in Emergency Contracts

On the afternoon of July 8th, a webinar was held with the topic ‘‘Transparency in Emergency Contracts”, led by Guilherme France, research coordinator at Transparency International's Anti-Corruption Knowledge Center – Brazil, Alexandre Dalmasso and Ana Luisa Calil, attorneys at law at Licks Attorneys.

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Use of e-mails

Lots of people are unaware that e-mails already existed when companies still used the electric typewriter. The first email, which is known, was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlison. And the first email address created is also his: tomlison @ bbn-tenexa.

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10 Mistakes that affect a compliance investigation report.

Compliance investigations have increased exponentially, since compliance programs were consolidated in companies globally.

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What drives good people to do bad things

To reflect on what can make good people do bad things, I will mention two real cases, which occurred during my career.

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TCU AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPARENCY LAUNCH EMERGENCY CONTRACTING GUIDANCE

In May 2020, the Federal Court of Auditors - TCU, in partnership with the international non-governmental organization Transparency International marked a point in favor of tackling corruption and legal certainty for the federal, state and municipal public managers, by launching a booklet called “Recommendations for Transparency of Emergency Contracts in Response to COVID-19“. The booklet guides those professionals, in face of Act 13,979 / 2020, to adopt accurate and licit practices in the management of public resources in the pandemic scenario.

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Health Fraud! How does the US government combat this problem

On the afternoon of May 28th, a webinar was held with the topic ‘Health Fraud! How does the US government combat this problem’, led by Alexandre Dalmasso, partner and responsible for the Ethics and Compliance Practice Group.

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Data Protection and Privacy Mapping in the World

Currently, according to the UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, here is the current scenario regarding the regulation of Data Protection and Privacy in the World:

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European Data Authority - EDPB Publishes Guide With Rules For Consent

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued on May 4, 2020 the Guide 05/2020 with rules applicable to the consent of the personal data, under the Data Protection Law, in force at the European Union - GDPR (General Data Protection Resolution).

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