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Brazil: Government adopts Economic Reciprocity Law for responding to "unilateral measures" that "negatively impact Brazil’s international competitiveness"

Announcement

14 Apr 2025

In April 2025, Brazil published Law 15.122 establishing criteria for suspending commercial concessions and obligations related to intellectual property in reaction to unilateral measures impacting Brazil's competitiveness. 

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3

0 certainly harmful

3 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Announced: 14 Apr 2025
Intellectual property protection
On 14 April 2025, the government of Brazil published Law 15.122, also known as the Economic Reciprocity Law, establishing criteria to respond to unilateral measures that impact Brazil's international ...
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FDI: Treatment and operations, nes
On 14 April 2025, the government of Brazil published Law 15.122, also known as the Economic Reciprocity Law, establishing criteria to respond to unilateral measures that impact Brazil's international ...
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Import tariff
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