Brazil’s Senate approved US$750m in financing for renewable energy, provided by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). (PV Magazine) The Brazilian Senate has approved on…

Currently, corporations receive tax benefits when developing internally new products and services (R&D Law). However, venture capital funds and corporations do not receive any tax benefits when acquiring startups that…

Argentina’s Ley del Emprendedor, regulating new company creation, equity crowdfunding and more, was approved on March 29, 2017, by the Argentine Senate. This is big news for Argentina’s tech ecosystem,…

Colombia approved a new regulation, Ley Projoven, which exempts entrepreneurs and small, early stage businesses from paying initial commercial registration and their first renewal, “primera renovación.”  (Dinero) La ministra del Trabajo,…

Mexico is in the process of passing Ley de FinTech to regulate the sector, after the country came out on “top in the FinTech space in 2016” with four companies…

The Brazilian House of Representatives, Câmara dos Deputados, will vote on whether or not to impose federal regulation on the passenger transportation app, Uber.  (Valor Econômico) A Câmara dos Deputados…

Four years in the making, the Argentinian Senate approved the Entrepreneurship Law, Ley de Emprendedores. The law aims to create new businesses in a day, grant tax benefits to investors,…

The Brazilian congress approved Projeto de Lei, a new law that allows companies to outsource core business functions, which could help drive more investments in the country. (IDG Now) Entidades…

(Anjos do Brasil) Presidential approval of a new law in Brazil, Lei Complementar do Simples, has brought new benefits and protection for angel investors in the country. One key benefit, among others,…