Saturday, October 07, 2006

3,5 million new laws in Brazil since 1988

I hardly have time to keep my "Brazilian Arbitration Law" blawg, so, I have decided not to post anything else here anymore. But this 3.5 million number deserves a posting.

Brazilian newspaper Valor Econômico recently reported that 3.510.804 bills have been passed into law in Brazil during the last 18 years (since the entering into effect of the 1988 Brazilian Federal Constitution). This number includes Federal, State and City laws. The survey was made by the Brazilian Institute of Tax Planning.

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UPDATE: Another report mentions that during the last 18 years, the Brazilian Consitution received 58 amendments. Another impressive number!