South America: International Law

On June 30, 2025, President Donald Trump formally reissued National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 (NSPM-5), Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba...

Foreign manufacturers exporting to Mexico under free trade agreements (FTAs) often face origin verification procedures conducted by Mexico's Tax Administration Service (SAT).

CEOs are the leaders of organisations. They occupy the highest positions in companies. But what are they exposed to beyond meeting the challenges of their business? Jorge Toyama Miyagusuku from our Peruvian firm.

El 1 de febrero de 2025, el gobierno de EE. UU, impuso un arancel del 25% a todas las importaciones de mercancías procedentes de México. Los aranceles fueron impuestos por el Presidente de los EE.

El 6 de agosto de 2025, se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF) el "Acuerdo Interinstitucional por el que se otorgan facilidades administrativas...

On February 1, 2025, the US government imposed a 25% tariff on all imports of goods from Mexico. The tariffs were imposed by the US President through an executive order...

The Venezuelan Minister of the People's Power for Foreign Affairs announced that on 24 January 2012, Venezuela denounced the Convention for the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention).

This FTA, as indicated by its acronym, is a Free Trade Agreement of a bilateral nature that seeks to deepen the trade and investment relations between Colombia and the United States through the elimination of barriers of entry for various economic sectors and a set of clear and transparent rules.

According to the most recent WTO figures, there are 174 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) currently in force, part of a total of 297 regional trade agreements worldwide under the GATT MFN clause exception (Art. XIV GATT 1994).

The Second Chamber of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça – STJ) recently ruled that international conventions signed by Brazil with the government of other countries for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income (Tax Treaties) shall prevail over the domestic income tax legislation in the case of a foreign company contracted by a Brazilian company for the provision of services to be performed abroad without transfer of technology .

As part of a continuous effort by the Mexican judiciary system to improve the administration of justice and the quality of rulings, the Federal Tax and Administrative Court has recently created two specialized chambers: (1) the Online Trials Chamber, which shall attend trials filed through the internet; and (2) the State Activity Chamber, in charge of ruling on cases related to decisions issued by administrative authorities.

This brief article is intended to address the issue of international lis pendens from a Brazilian law perspective and its recent developments.