The bill sets criteria for Brazil to suspend trade and investment concessions and obligations related to intellectual property.
The bill sets criteria for Brazil to suspend trade and investment concessions and obligations related to intellectual property. This would be a response to unilateral measures by a country or economic bloc that harm Brazil's international competitiveness. The official summary (ementa) does not say what the criteria would be.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Deals with suspending trade and investment concessions
- Includes obligations on intellectual property rights
- Applies to unilateral measures by a country or economic bloc
- Focus on measures that negatively affect Brazilian competitiveness
Official text (PL 2088/2023)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Estabelece critérios para suspensão de concessões comerciais, de investimentos e de obrigações relativas a direitos de propriedade intelectual em resposta a medidas unilaterais adotadas por país ou bloco econômico que impactem negativamente a competitividade internacional brasileira; e dá outras providências.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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