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Lisbon Branch Coordinator represents IJP during week of activities in Brazil Francisco Nicolau Domingos, the coordinator of the Lisbon branch of the IJP, attended various events in São Paulo, Brazil, during the week of 24-28 November 2025. He was a speaker at the round tables ‘New trends in tax enforcement and tax arbitration regulation’ and ‘Hypotheses for submitting tax and customs disputes to arbitration: criteria and possibilities’, which were held at the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT) headquarters as part of a series of debates entitled ‘Tax Arbitration: the Portuguese experience and lessons for the construction of the Brazilian model’, promoted by the Centre for Consensus on Tax and Customs Matters (CCMT) in partnership with the IBDT. He also participated in Law Week at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, delivering a presentation on the topic of ‘Financial autonomy of municipalities’. He also spoke at the 32nd edition of the National Congress of Postgraduate Studies in Law (Conpedi), on the panel ‘Municipal Autonomy and Tax Competence: Constitutional Foundations and Current Challenges”, presenting the lecture “Tax Reform on Consumption in Brazil and Portuguese VAT”. The researcher’s activities in Brazil strengthen the IJP’s international presence, as well as the scientific cooperation between Portugal and Brazil, which is reinforced by the Unit.

Legal Flash Talks | Science and Technology Week As part of the Science and Technology Week, the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP) will host the Legal Flash Talks: a moment of sharing and dialogue in which several scientific projects and works developed within the IJP, its Poles (Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon and Polytechnic Institute of Leiria), and Research Groups will be presented in a brief and accessible format. The initiative aims to foster an integrated vision of Legal Sciences, open both to the academic community and to the general public. The event will take place on November 26, at 3:00 p.m., via Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 361 263 702 067 5 | Access code: m5dN2xs2). Please note that most sessions will be held in Portuguese, with presentations in English reserved for international researchers. We warmly invite everyone to attend and take part in the debate.

‘Vulnerable People and Justice: Procedural and Civil Challenges on the Path to Sustainable Social Development’ Throughout October, a series of seminars entitled ‘Vulnerable People and Justice: Procedural and Civil Challenges on the Path to Sustainable Social Development’ was held, promoted by the UniProcessus University Centre (Brasília, Brazil) and attended by several researchers from the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP). The webinars are available in full on the UniProcessus YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q172pZ1sfrM&list=PLBbdELpXfEaRRDk_NVTp3H7IrfmwKY4rG%20

Thematic dossier ‘Twenty Years of the African Union: Past, Present and Future’ organised by IJP researcher The thematic dossier ‘Twenty Years of the African Union: Past, Present and Future’ was recently published in JANUS.NET – e-journal of International Relations. The dossier was coordinated by Rui Garrido (researcher at IJP), Mojana Vargas (NEABI-UFPB) and Yasmine Loza (postdoctoral fellow at IJP until March 2025), bringing together five articles that ‘critically reflect on the African Union’s actions in various areas of international politics’ (OBSERVARE – UAL). Among the contributions, an article co-authored by Rui Garrido and Mojana Vargas also stands out. The editorial and all articles are available at: https://janusonline.autonoma.pt/volume/vol-16-n-o-1-td2-2025-dossie-tematico-os-vinte-anos-da-uniao-africana-passado-presente-e-futuro/ Cartaz