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INPI undergoing changes to improve patent approval turnaround time

Brazil's National Institute of Industrial Property is instituting changes to speed up patent approval times.

Proposed amendment adds CNJ supervision to public auditors

It was announced this week that the Senate leader of the Labor Party, Wellington Dias, is planning to submit a proposal for an amendment to the Constitution (PEC) that would see the National Council of Justice (CNJ) would supervise the courts of public auditors

Brazil, other countries sign international weapons treaty

Last week, more than 60 countries, including Brazil, Japan and the U.K., came together to sign a major treaty regulating the global arms trade.

Budget restrictions no excuse for low quality healthcare

Joaquim Barbosa, the president of the Federal Supreme Court, spoke about the problem of budget constraints and how it should not be used to justify the lack of access to healthcare in the country.

Brazilian Officials Debate on Age Tried as an Adult

The attorney general and the Brazilian Federal Bar Association (OAB) are opposing a potential decision by the country's senate. The rule would lower the age that someone can be tried as an adult from 18 to 16.

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