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This weekly bulletin from Mayer Brown's Brasília litigation team highlights upcoming judicial sessions and legislative votes across Brazil's highest courts and federal chambers. Covering cases from September 7-11, 2026, the briefing examines critical matters in administrative law, anti-corruption, consumer protection, energy infrastructure, and tax law that will shape Brazilian jurisprudence and policy.

Chile's Public Health Institute has opened a public consultation on updated guidance for its National Technovigilance System, establishing comprehensive post-market surveillance requirements for medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. The framework introduces stringent obligations for manufacturers, importers, and distributors, including mandatory technovigilance officer appointments, incident reporting timelines, and field safety corrective action protocols.

Chile's Financial Market Commission has proposed regulatory amendments that would significantly expand the scope of activities available to payment card operators, introducing new services such as payment initiation, electronic funds transfer systems, and payout services to affiliated merchants. The proposal aims to leverage operators' technological capabilities while establishing clear conditions and safeguards for these complementary activities within the Chilean payments ecosystem.