South America: Real Estate and Construction

Desde el Hotel Bristol Panamá, nuestra socia Ana Graciela Medina conversó con Karen Wenzel, directora de comunidad de la Confederación de Desarrolladores Inmobiliarios del Perú (CODIP) y encargada de la organización del evento en Panamá.

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ongoing governance to align legal form with practical reality across multiple jurisdictions, as fragmented records and outdated documentation create vulnerabilities in an increasingly data-driven regulatory environment.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...

Chile's Ministry of the Environment has published a draft amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA) regulation, proposing significant changes to entry criteria and thresholds for mining and real estate projects. The proposal introduces higher thresholds for mining operations and exploration activities while establishing new exemptions for certain waste reprocessing projects and real estate developments with approved emissions offset programs.

The real estate offer today is everywhere: social networks, billboards, digital newspapers, off-plan projects, tourist villas, short-term rentals and holiday homes.

Luanda Backheuser joins industry experts to discuss the legal personality of condominiums, delinquency mechanisms, and regulatory trends emerging from Brazil's Civil Code reform. The panel addresses critical aspects of condominium management that remain poorly understood by professionals in the sector.

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.

Brazil's agricultural sector faces significant regulatory changes as new legislation introduces tax credits for fertilizer production and ethanol subsidies, while the Ministry of Agriculture updates laboratory protocols and import/export procedures for agricultural inputs. These developments reshape compliance requirements and operational frameworks for agribusiness stakeholders navigating fertilizer manufacturing, biofuel production, and agricultural product trade.

Regulatory data protection has become an essential infrastructure for innovation in regulated sectors, particularly in Brazilian agriculture.

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.