South America: Real Estate and Construction

¿Sabías que la compra de una vivienda nueva en Panamá ahora también está sujeta al ITBI? Esto se debe a la eliminación de la exoneración general que existió por más de 50 años, un cambio crucial derivado de la Ley No.468 de 2025.

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.

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...

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ongoing governance to align legal form with practical reality across multiple jurisdictions, as fragmented records and outdated documentation create vulnerabilities in an increasingly data-driven regulatory environment.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

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.

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.

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