Brazil — Historical Events Description

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Brazil
Event
Corporate Accounting Rules Updated (Law No. 11,638)
Category
Economic
Date
2007-12-28
Country
Brazil
Description

This changed parts of the Corporations Law (Law 6,404/1976) and related securities law. The law updated rules for financial statements and reporting. It also extended certain accounting and disclosure requirements to large companies, even if they were not publicly traded. This was an important step in modernizing corporate reporting in Brazil.