MPA boosts practice with former DECOM diretor
We are proud to announce the arrival of Rafaela Noman as new partner at MPA Trade Law. With over 20 years of experience in foreign trade, trade defense, and international
US government publishes decree and imposes additional 40% tariff on certain Brazilian products
The United States government has published a decree formalizing the imposition of extra tariffs on Brazilian products sold to the country. In the end, the tariff imposed is 40%, in
Mercosur Summit: Mercosur-Singapore Agreement and Bolivia’s Accession to the Bloc
At the Mercosur Leaders’ Summit held on December 7 in Rio de Janeiro, there were two important events on the bloc’s trade agenda: the signing of the Free Trade Agreement
New EU Legislation Will Ban Imports of Products from Deforested Areas
On April 19, 2023, the European Parliament approved the final text of the regulation that will make it mandatory to conduct due diligence on supply chains of certain agricultural commodities
Unprecedented EU Legislation Will Charge on Carbon on Imported Goods
On 18 April 2023, the European Parliament approved the final version of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), after a vote in plenary. The regulation still needs a formal endorsement
RECOGNITION CHAMBERS BRAZIL: CONTENTIOUS 2023
We take immense pride in retaining our position as the highest-ranked specialized law firm in International Trade/WTO in Brazil for yet another year! MPA Trade Law and its partners, Claudia Marques
CONCLUSION OF FIRST ARBITRATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE WTO’S APPELATE BODY
The trade dispute between Turkey and the European Union over discriminatory practices concerning the production, importation and marketing of pharmaceutical products (DS583: Turkey — Certain Measures concerning the Production, Importation
EU AND THE UK REACH AGREEMENT ON WTO’S GREEN ENERGY DISPUTE
According to the UK, its green energy policy does not require local content
CONCLUSION OF TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN MERCOSUR AND SINGAPORE
During the meeting of Council of the Common Market (CMC), Mercosur announced the conclusion of Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Mercosur and Singapore, which should reduce the bloc’s Common External
MERCOSUR MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Mercosur has adopted two important decisions during the meeting of the Council of the Common Market (CMC) held yesterday: conclusion of Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Mercosur and Singapore; reduction