Real Estate Law and Construction Law

Global transparency rules and beneficial ownership registries have fundamentally transformed estate planning, shifting focus from selecting the right legal structure to ensuring comprehensive documentation and information coherence. Modern wealth preservation now demands ongoing governance to align legal form with practical reality across multiple jurisdictions, as fragmented records and outdated documentation create vulnerabilities in an increasingly data-driven regulatory environment.

Brazil's new Legal Framework for Urban Public Transportation establishes comprehensive national guidelines for planning, regulation, financing and operation of urban transit services, introducing key concepts such as operator contractual...

An ICC tribunal ruled that a public works contract's exclusion of early termination disputes from arbitration did not prevent arbitration over a subsequent bilateral settlement agreement. The decision clarifies when internal audit findings can override contractual payment obligations and establishes important boundaries between administrative acts and their contractual consequences.

Short-term rental platforms have revolutionized real estate investment, offering unprecedented returns that often surpass traditional leasing. Yet beneath the attractive yields and occupancy rates lies a complex...

Global transparency rules and beneficial ownership registries have fundamentally transformed estate planning, shifting focus from selecting the right legal structure to ensuring comprehensive documentation and information coherence. Modern wealth preservation now demands ongoing governance to align legal form with practical reality across multiple jurisdictions, as fragmented records and outdated documentation create vulnerabilities in an increasingly data-driven regulatory environment.

A March 2026 decree amends Mexico's Anti-Money Laundering Law regulations, requiring trusts and legal vehicles conducting vulnerable activities to register with the Federal Taxpayers Registry and obtain e-signatures. These changes significantly impact real estate development structuring, as many projects utilize trusts to optimize tax management and allocate functions, assets, and risks across multiple legal vehicles.

O Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária (MAPA) implementou novas restrições ao uso de antimicrobianos na alimentação animal e produtos veterinários, além de lançar o SISPA, sistema digital unificado para processos de registro de agrotóxicos. Mudanças regulatórias também afetam o setor de bebidas lácteas, com prorrogação de prazos de adequação até junho de 2027.

The Federal Government has launched the National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBio), established under the National Bioeconomy Strategy created by Decree No. 12,044/2024.

Explore as principais mudanças normativas que impactam o setor agropecuário brasileiro, incluindo novas regras para aditivos antimicrobianos, cadastros de classificação, certificação fitossanitária, controle de máquinas agrícolas e regulamentação de termos de ajustamento de conduta para profissionais veterinários. Descubra como essas atualizações regulatórias afetam exportadores, importadores, produtores rurais e demais agentes da ca

Sócia Monique Guzzo analisa vácuo regulatório que expõe setor de pulverização aérea, sem um marco normativo que estabeleça limites da competência de estados e municípios

Brazil's Supreme Court has definitively upheld legal restrictions on foreign acquisition and lease of rural properties, including those imposed on Brazilian companies with majority foreign capital.

This weekly bulletin from Mayer Brown's Brasília litigation team highlights upcoming judicial proceedings at Brazil's highest courts and legislative activities in the National Congress. The briefing covers key cases spanning administrative law, civil procedure, constitutional challenges, public service disputes, and infrastructure projects scheduled for review between April 13-17, 2026.