Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo discute a revisão do regime do setor empresarial do Estado pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 133/2013, colocando-a na perspetiva histórica e analisando-a à luz do contexto factual da crise financeira que a motivou

Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo objetiva verificar em que medida as patentes concedidas à indústria farmacêutica, para a proteção de medicamentos, atendem a função social da propriedade intelectual. Procura-se, comparar os benefícios trazidos à sociedade e às indústrias...

Due to the growing importance of environmental policies in the United States of America and the European Union, including the impact on international trade, the authors propose a comparative analysis of the rules and institutions that govern the environmental issue in these two actors. After...

This study examines the importance of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in increasing Brazilian fruit exports. The adherence of producers to VSS is crucial due to the sensitivity of these products to quality, food safety, and sustainability, especially for accessing developed importing...

This article documents the presence of foreign firms in the sectors of energy and strategic minerals of the Brazilian economy. For this purpose, it was employed the information provided by the Brazilian Federal Revenue Office on it. The results indicated little importance for foreign companies....