{"id":7288,"date":"2025-05-05T10:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/?p=7288"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:35:15","slug":"brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u2019s focus on trade equalization &#8211; new law against protectionism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>law on economic reciprocity<\/strong> has been in force in Brazil since 14 April 2025. It is intended to enable the state to react more quickly and in a more targeted manner to unilateral trade barriers from abroad &#8211; especially if Brazilian companies are disadvantaged as a result.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic countermeasures enshrined in law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The law gives the government the right to take concrete steps &#8211; for example by imposing higher levies on certain services. These include <strong>CIDE<\/strong>, a levy for economic intervention, and <strong>CONDECINE<\/strong>, which is used to promote Brazil&#8217;s film industry. Import restrictions or the suspension of obligations from international trade agreements are also possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When can Brazil react?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The law lists three cases in which countermeasures are permitted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If other states violate existing trade agreements,<\/li>\n<li>if they enforce stricter environmental regulations than those in force in Brazil,<\/li>\n<li>or if they try to influence political decisions with economic pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The measures are to be <strong>coordinated with companies<\/strong> and, if possible, accompanied by diplomatic talks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adjustments in the field of intellectual property<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the context of intellectual property, the law opens up further operational options for Brazil. Within the provisions of the <strong>TRIPS Agreement<\/strong>, which has been an integral part of the WTO legal system since 1 January 1995, protection periods for patents can be shortened or administrative hurdles raised, for example. <strong>TRIPS<\/strong>, as the <strong>third pillar of world trade law<\/strong>, supplements the <strong>GATT<\/strong> (regulates trade in goods) and the <strong>GATS<\/strong> (relates to services) and aims to ensure <strong>globally standardised protection of intellectual property rights<\/strong>. This set of rules thus creates the framework for harmonising the interests of rights holders and the general public in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What German companies should know now <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Companies with activities in Brazil, especially those from Germany, should adapt to the changed conditions. Although the law offers tangible instruments for taking action against unilateral trade barriers, it also harbours challenges in the areas of tax law and intellectual property. <strong>At a time where protectionist tendencies are on the rise<\/strong>, Brazil is signalling a clear commitment to a fair trade policy with this law, thereby setting new standards for international trade relations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gtai.de\/de\/trade\/brasilien\/recht\/brasilien-verabschiedet-gesetz-gegen-protektionismus-1894008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTAI<\/a> (In German)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The law on economic reciprocity has been in force in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allgemein-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brazil\u2019s focus on trade equalization - new law against protectionism - Nicola Bernard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brazil\u2019s focus on trade equalization - new law against protectionism - Nicola Bernard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The law on economic reciprocity has been in force in [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nicola Bernard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-05T08:35:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cover_fuer_Website-7-1024x576.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"576\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"nicola.bernard\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"nicola.bernard\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism\/\",\"name\":\"Brazil\u2019s focus on trade equalization - new law against protectionism - Nicola Bernard\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cover_fuer_Website-7.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-05T08:35:15+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7a09693188c7e9880d798b5b412350a4\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/brazils-focus-on-trade-equalization-new-law-against-protectionism\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cover_fuer_Website-7.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cover_fuer_Website-7.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Image source: Unsplash\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Nicola Bernard\",\"description\":\"Serviceb\u00fcro f. 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