Governance and management
ETCO's activities are guided and supervised by councils that bring together names from the business sector, lawyers, intellectuals and leaders from different sectors committed to the defense of ethics. The Advisory Board inspires the Institute through meetings that address major issues related to the business environment and competitive ethics. THE … Read more Governance and management
Advances that ETCO has helped to build in its 18 years in defense of competitive ethics
(Brazilian Institute of Competition Ethics) It was the second half of 2002 when a group of entrepreneurs from the beer, soft drink, tobacco and fuel sectors realized that they were facing the same problem: the growth of informality and illicit practices in their respective markets. Upon realizing that they had been working individually against violations of the law that afflicted … Read more Advances that ETCO has helped to build in its 18 years in defense of competitive ethics
Contributions from 27 experts to resolve the tax litigation crisis
Raising awareness in Brazilian society about the causes and losses of the high level of tax litigation in the country has been one of ETCO's priority projects. In 2019, the Institute hired the international consultancy EY to carry out a study on this important topic, which was presented to the public at the end of that year. In 2020, … Read more Contributions from 27 experts to resolve the tax litigation crisis
Reflections on Brazil
Former Finance Minister Pedro Malan was the special guest of the ETCO Advisory Board at its last meeting in 2020, held on November 26th. Malan commanded the Brazilian economy during the eight years of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso's government, from 1995 to 2003. During this period, the president of the Advisory Council of the … Read more Reflections on Brazil
Law against the obligor debtor
There are several reasons for a company to become taxpayer. One of them may be the fact that you are facing an eventual difficulty, as happened with many in the last year due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic; a deeper crisis that makes the payment of taxes unfeasible, causing repeated delays, or even, the company may… Read more Law against the obligor debtor
"If nothing is done, it will get worse"
In the assessment of tax attorney Everardo Maciel, president of the ETCO Advisory Council, the problem of tax litigation tends to worsen if the country's leaders are not aware of its seriousness. In his opinion, the issue is arid and politicians prefer themes that give more visibility, such as the change in the tax model. "IT'S … Read more "If nothing is done, it will get worse"
“What today takes about eight to ten years for the STF to consider can be reduced to one”
Hamilton Dias de Souza, a founding partner of Dias de Souza Advogados Associados and a member of the ETCO Advisory Council, points out problems in the tax authorities' posture and in the functioning of the Judiciary as important factors for the situation of legal uncertainty experienced by Brazilian taxpayers. For both cases, it presents proposals. To contain the… Read more “What today takes about eight to ten years for the STF to consider can be reduced to one”
Causes and solutions to the litigation problem
Why is the relationship between tax authorities and taxpayers so contentious in Brazil? How to solve or at least reduce the legal uncertainty of our tax system? To answer these questions, we interviewed dozens of names representing different institutions involved in this problem. Directors of the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and the Federation of Industries ... Read more Causes and solutions to the litigation problem