The global antitrust wave over Big Tech’s artificial intelligence deals has reached Brazil. The question is whether Brazil’s competition authority is paddling into a real breaker—or mistaking regulatory chop for a swell.
Last month, Brazil’s antitrust authority, the Administrative Council
Sneaky Blinders: The Rise of Prompt Injections
By now, we’re all familiar with the travails of lawyers who use gen AI to draft court papers, but fail to check them and file briefs including fake cases, as well as other significant maladies, resulting from AI hallucinations and
Act First, Learn Later: AI Antitrust and the Error Costs of Regulation at Machine Speed
Competition enforcers appear to have discovered their own version of artificial intelligence: act first, learn later. In the span of a week, agencies across four continents moved to reshape how AI products are built, distributed, and integrated—mostly before anyone has
India–Brazil TKDL Access Collaboration: The Next Phase of Global Biodiplomacy?
The recent collaboration between India’s CSIR and Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) on access to the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) marks an important development in the evolving governance of traditional knowledge and biodiversity. While framed as a
Brazil Steps Up Regulation of Violence Against Women in the Digital Environment
On 20 May 2026, Brazil adopted Presidential Decree No. 12,976, establishing a comprehensive framework to address violence against women online. Adopted alongside a parallel decree (No. 12,975) reforming intermediary liability, it reflects a more assertive approach to
[Guest post] Can performers’ rights be bought out at all? Brazil’s new Dance Professionals Act revives a 1978 assignment ban for the streaming age
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Luiz Guilherme Valente regarding the recently adopted Dance Professionals Act in Brazil. Here’s what he writes: Can performers’ rights be bought out at all? Brazil’s
Brazil Steps Up Regulation of Violence Against Women in the Digital Environment
On 20 May 2026, Brazil adopted Presidential Decree No. 12,976, establishing a comprehensive framework to address violence against women online. Adopted alongside a parallel decree (No. 12,975) reforming intermediary liability, it reflects a more assertive approach to
USTR Finds Certain Brazilian Practices in Six Issue Areas Actionable Under Section 301; Proposes 25% Tariffs on Brazilian Goods and Invites Comments
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a Notice of Determination and Request for Comments, finding that certain of Brazil’s acts, policies, and practices are actionable under Sections 301(b) and 304(a) of the Trade Act of
Guilty Plea
This recent post checked in on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action against Abraham Cigarroa Cervantes (pictured – a Mexican citizen described as a former finance director of the Latin America division of Stericycle).
In terms of background, in mid-2022,
How Many Days a Tourist Can Stay in Brazil?
If you are planning a trip, visiting family, checking on property, or spending part of the year in Brazil, one question comes up quickly: how many days a tourist can stay in Brazil? The short answer is that many foreign