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Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - New Construction Values ​​and Evaluation Criteria within the Scope of the CIPI
Tourist Enterprises & ConstructionOctober 30, 20262 min read

New Construction Values ​​and Evaluation Criteria within the Scope of the CIPI

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Contract For the Maritime Carriage of Passengers in Cape Verde
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeOctober 30, 20265 min read

Contract For the Maritime Carriage of Passengers in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - New Statute for Art and Culture Creators and Producers
Labour LawOctober 29, 20266 min read

New Statute for Art and Culture Creators and Producers

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Temporary Work for University Students in Cape Verde: A New Perspective on Inclusion and Sustainability
Labour LawOctober 27, 20262 min read

Temporary Work for University Students in Cape Verde: A New Perspective on Inclusion and Sustainability

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - The Government has tightened its immigration policy through Order No. 244/GMAI//2025 and suspended visas on arrival for nationals of 96 countries
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeOctober 26, 20261 min read

The Government has tightened its immigration policy through Order No. 244/GMAI//2025 and suspended visas on arrival for nationals of 96 countries

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - New Career, Duties and Remuneration Plan (PCFR) for Court Officers
Labour LawOctober 23, 20262 min read

New Career, Duties and Remuneration Plan (PCFR) for Court Officers

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Regulations for the entry and exit of minors in Cape Verde
Family Law & SuccessionOctober 23, 20263 min read

Regulations for the entry and exit of minors in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Implications of the new weapons law for travel
Litigation & ArbitrationOctober 21, 20262 min read

Implications of the new weapons law for travel

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Statutes of the Cape Verde Tax and Customs Authority, I.P. (ATCV, I.P.)
Tax lawOctober 20, 20262 min read

Statutes of the Cape Verde Tax and Customs Authority, I.P. (ATCV, I.P.)

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Permanent Residence Permit – Retired Foreign Nationals
Family Law & SuccessionOctober 20, 20263 min read

Permanent Residence Permit – Retired Foreign Nationals

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Conditions for access to subsidised housing loans and subsidised loans for young people, as approved by Decree-Law No. 6/2026 of 29 January
Real Estate LawSeptember 16, 20263 min read

Conditions for access to subsidised housing loans and subsidised loans for young people, as approved by Decree-Law No. 6/2026 of 29 January

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - How the Rules for Licensing a Construction Company in Cape Verde Work
Tourist Enterprises & ConstructionSeptember 1, 20263 min read

How the Rules for Licensing a Construction Company in Cape Verde Work

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Legislative Decree No. 1/2026 of 20 April: The Structural Reform of the Cape Verdean Administrative Litigation System
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeSeptember 1, 20264 min read

Legislative Decree No. 1/2026 of 20 April: The Structural Reform of the Cape Verdean Administrative Litigation System

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Council of Ministers Appoints Commission for Implementation of National Minimum Wage
Labour LawMarch 2, 20261 min read

Council of Ministers Appoints Commission for Implementation of National Minimum Wage

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Safe Taxi System (STS): a new paradigm for safety and modernization of taxi services in Cape Verde
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeFebruary 17, 20265 min read

Safe Taxi System (STS): a new paradigm for safety and modernization of taxi services in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Reform of the Public Business Sector in Cape Verde – Main Changes
Corporate LawDecember 1, 20252 min read

Reform of the Public Business Sector in Cape Verde – Main Changes

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Modernization of the Public Prosecutor's Office Inspection System
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeNovember 13, 20252 min read

Modernization of the Public Prosecutor’s Office Inspection System

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Process of inhibiting the exercise of parental authority
Family Law & SuccessionNovember 10, 20252 min read

Process of inhibiting the exercise of parental authority

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Child or Adolescent Support Proceedings
Family Law & SuccessionNovember 5, 20252 min read

Child or Adolescent Support Proceedings

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Pink October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Health, awareness, and legal responsibility in Cape Verde
Family Law & SuccessionNovember 5, 20252 min read

Pink October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Health, awareness, and legal responsibility in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Modernization and Strategy in Cape Verdean Judicial Governance
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Modernization and Strategy in Cape Verdean Judicial Governance

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Strengthening the Judicial Magistracy in Cape Verde
Litigation & ArbitrationNovember 5, 20251 min read

Strengthening the Judicial Magistracy in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Acquisition of Cape Verdean nationality by virtue of a legally recognized common-law marriage
Family Law & SuccessionNovember 5, 20252 min read

Acquisition of Cape Verdean nationality by virtue of a legally recognized common-law marriage

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Law No. 22/X/2023 of April 18
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeNovember 5, 20252 min read

Law No. 22/X/2023 of April 18

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Promissory Contract and the new IUP Law: Where Property Law meets Tax Law
Real Estate LawOctober 31, 20254 min read

Promissory Contract and the new IUP Law: Where Property Law meets Tax Law

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Voluntary Delegation of Parental Authority in Cape Verde
Family Law & SuccessionOctober 31, 20252 min read

Voluntary Delegation of Parental Authority in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Statute of the Professional Creator and Producer of Art and Culture
Intellectual Property Law, Media & EventsOctober 31, 20252 min read

Statute of the Professional Creator and Producer of Art and Culture

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - A New Era for Horizontal Property Ownership in Cape Verde
Real Estate LawOctober 29, 20256 min read

A New Era for Horizontal Property Ownership in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Cape Verde approves new ITI Code - Property Transfer Tax
Real Estate LawOctober 28, 20257 min read

Cape Verde approves new ITI Code – Property Transfer Tax

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Amendment to the Legal Regime for the Entry, Stay, Departure and Expulsion of Foreigners from Cape Verdean Territory
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeOctober 28, 20251 min read

Amendment to the Legal Regime for the Entry, Stay, Departure and Expulsion of Foreigners from Cape Verdean Territory

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Cape Verdean Nationality Law: modernisation and inclusion
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeOctober 28, 20253 min read

Cape Verdean Nationality Law: modernisation and inclusion

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Residence visa for remote work in Cape Verde
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeOctober 23, 20252 min read

Residence visa for remote work in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Cybersecurity in Cape Verde: A New Era of Digital Protection
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeOctober 23, 20252 min read

Cybersecurity in Cape Verde: A New Era of Digital Protection

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Coastal Zone Management of Sal Island
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeOctober 23, 20255 min read

Coastal Zone Management of Sal Island

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Sal island will have a Palace of Justice and specialised courts: a strategic step towards judicial efficiency and attracting investment.
Tourist Enterprises & ConstructionJuly 31, 20253 min read

Sal island will have a Palace of Justice and specialised courts: a strategic step towards judicial efficiency and attracting investment.

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - New Statute of Municipalities of Cape Verde
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeJuly 8, 20254 min read

New Statute of Municipalities of Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - ? Public Presentation of the Diploma on Complementary Accommodation and the SGIT Platform
Tourist Enterprises & ConstructionMay 29, 20251 min read

? Public Presentation of the Diploma on Complementary Accommodation and the SGIT Platform

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE
Labour LawMay 23, 20255 min read

MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Amendments, Incentives and Tax Benefits in the 2025 State Budget
Tax lawMay 9, 20257 min read

Amendments, Incentives and Tax Benefits in the 2025 State Budget

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Cape Verde Climate and Environmental Fund
Tourist Enterprises & ConstructionApril 21, 20253 min read

Cape Verde Climate and Environmental Fund

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Tax Incentive Regime in Research and Business Development
Tax lawSeptember 29, 20232 min read

Tax Incentive Regime in Research and Business Development

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment of Plans and Programmes
Tourist Enterprises & ConstructionSeptember 29, 20232 min read

Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment of Plans and Programmes

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Cape Verdean Prison System: Intimate and Family Visits
Family Law & SuccessionSeptember 29, 20233 min read

Cape Verdean Prison System: Intimate and Family Visits

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Teleworking Contract
Labour LawSeptember 29, 20232 min read

Teleworking Contract

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Human Trafficking in Cape Verde
Family Law & SuccessionAugust 2, 20233 min read

Human Trafficking in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - The Influence Peddling Crime
Labour LawAugust 1, 20232 min read

The Influence Peddling Crime

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Disability Pension and Sickness Allowance
Family Law & SuccessionAugust 1, 20233 min read

Disability Pension and Sickness Allowance

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Third Amendment To Law No. 66/VIII/2014, Of 17 July
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeJuly 31, 20231 min read

Third Amendment To Law No. 66/VIII/2014, Of 17 July

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Children and Adolescents in Danger and the Promotion and Protection of Their Rights
Family Law & SuccessionJuly 31, 20234 min read

Children and Adolescents in Danger and the Promotion and Protection of Their Rights

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - National Strategy to Prevent and Combat Money Laundering
Tax lawJuly 31, 20234 min read

National Strategy to Prevent and Combat Money Laundering

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Concession of Public Service for Internal Regular Air Transport of Passengers, Cargo and Mail
Public Procurement Law & AdministrativeFebruary 2, 20231 min read

Concession of Public Service for Internal Regular Air Transport of Passengers, Cargo and Mail

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Access and Exercise of Activities of Tourism Service Providers
Tourist Enterprises & ConstructionJanuary 31, 20234 min read

Access and Exercise of Activities of Tourism Service Providers

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Legal Regime for Tourism in Rural Space
Tourist Enterprises & ConstructionJanuary 31, 20232 min read

Legal Regime for Tourism in Rural Space

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Legal Regime for Facilities, Management and Operation of Tourist Accommodation Enterprises
Tourist Enterprises & ConstructionJanuary 31, 20233 min read

Legal Regime for Facilities, Management and Operation of Tourist Accommodation Enterprises

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Apprenticeship Contract
Labour LawJuly 29, 20223 min read

Apprenticeship Contract

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Access and Reuse of Documents and Administrative Information
Real Estate LawJuly 13, 20222 min read

Access and Reuse of Documents and Administrative Information

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - New Tobacco Law
Litigation & ArbitrationJune 28, 20222 min read

New Tobacco Law

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Difference Between Paedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse
Litigation & ArbitrationJune 15, 20225 min read

Difference Between Paedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Types of Employment Contract
Labour LawJune 10, 20224 min read

Types of Employment Contract

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Public Expropriation
Insolvency LawJune 9, 20226 min read

Public Expropriation

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Approach to the Legal Status of Companion Animals in the Cape Verdean Legal System
Family Law & SuccessionJune 9, 20225 min read

Approach to the Legal Status of Companion Animals in the Cape Verdean Legal System

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Legal Regime of Mandatory Insurance for Work Accidents and Professional Diseases
Insurance lawMay 26, 20225 min read

Legal Regime of Mandatory Insurance for Work Accidents and Professional Diseases

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Unemployment Allowance
Insurance lawMay 26, 20223 min read

Unemployment Allowance

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Housework Contract
Insurance lawMay 26, 20223 min read

Housework Contract

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Marital Union in Cape Verde
Family Law & SuccessionMarch 21, 20222 min read

Marital Union in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Urban Lease Agreement – Forms of Termination by the Landlord
Insurance lawFebruary 7, 20224 min read

Urban Lease Agreement – Forms of Termination by the Landlord

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - The Mandatory Automobile Civil Liability Insurance Scheme (SORCA)
Insurance lawFebruary 7, 20224 min read

The Mandatory Automobile Civil Liability Insurance Scheme (SORCA)

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Legal Regime For The Fight Against Doping in Sport in Cape Verde
Insolvency LawFebruary 7, 20224 min read

Legal Regime For The Fight Against Doping in Sport in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Difference Between Compensation and Indemnity
Corporate LawJanuary 21, 20222 min read

Difference Between Compensation and Indemnity

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Effects of Isolation by Covid – 19 on the Legal Employment Relationship
Labour LawDecember 7, 20214 min read

Effects of Isolation by Covid – 19 on the Legal Employment Relationship

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Alimony Between Spouses in Our Legal System
Family Law & SuccessionDecember 7, 20214 min read

Alimony Between Spouses in Our Legal System

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Sexual Abuse of Minors
Litigation & ArbitrationDecember 7, 20213 min read

Sexual Abuse of Minors

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Wedding in Cape Verde
Family Law & SuccessionDecember 1, 20212 min read

Wedding in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Gender-based violence, hereinafter GBV, in Cape Verde
Family Law & SuccessionDecember 1, 20214 min read

Gender-based violence, hereinafter GBV, in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Civil Liability of Air Carriers in Cape Verde for Flight Delays
Corporate LawNovember 25, 20214 min read

Civil Liability of Air Carriers in Cape Verde for Flight Delays

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Minors Labor
Labour LawNovember 25, 20212 min read

Minors Labor

Family Law & SuccessionNovember 24, 20215 min read

National Adoption of Children and Adolescents in Our Legal System and its Vicissitudes

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Putting People in Danger (COVID-19)
Litigation & ArbitrationNovember 16, 20212 min read

Putting People in Danger (COVID-19)

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Women´s Work (Maternity Protection)
Family Law & SuccessionNovember 16, 20213 min read

Women´s Work (Maternity Protection)

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Amendments to the Special Legal Regime for Micro and Small Companies
Corporate LawOctober 28, 20203 min read

Amendments to the Special Legal Regime for Micro and Small Companies

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Occasional Assignment of Workers
Intellectual Property Law, Media & EventsJuly 22, 20204 min read

Occasional Assignment of Workers

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - The Practice of Crimes by Minors and the Measures Applied
Litigation & ArbitrationJuly 22, 20205 min read

The Practice of Crimes by Minors and the Measures Applied

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Forced labor in the modern world: And its problem in Cape Verde
Labour LawJune 6, 20204 min read

Forced labor in the modern world: And its problem in Cape Verde

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Sexual harassment in the workplace
Labour LawJune 6, 20204 min read

Sexual harassment in the workplace

Cape Verde Law Firm | Carla Monteiro & Associados - Workers Rights in Cape Verde
Labour LawMay 19, 20204 min read

Workers Rights in Cape Verde

What changed in the law

New legislation, explained in plain language.

October 20, 2026

Permanent Residence Permit – Retired Foreign Nationals

September 16, 2026

Conditions for access to subsidised housing loans and subsidised loans for young people, as approved by Decree-Law No. 6/2026 of 29 January

September 1, 2026

Legislative Decree No. 1/2026 of 20 April: The Structural Reform of the Cape Verdean Administrative Litigation System

March 2, 2026

Council of Ministers Appoints Commission for Implementation of National Minimum Wage

February 17, 2026

Safe Taxi System (STS): a new paradigm for safety and modernization of taxi services in Cape Verde

December 1, 2025

Reform of the Public Business Sector in Cape Verde – Main Changes

November 13, 2025

Modernization of the Public Prosecutor’s Office Inspection System

November 5, 2025

Modernization and Strategy in Cape Verdean Judicial Governance

November 5, 2025

Strengthening the Judicial Magistracy in Cape Verde

November 5, 2025

Law No. 22/X/2023 of April 18

October 31, 2025

Promissory Contract and the new IUP Law: Where Property Law meets Tax Law

October 31, 2025

Statute of the Professional Creator and Producer of Art and Culture

October 29, 2025

A New Era for Horizontal Property Ownership in Cape Verde

October 28, 2025

Cape Verde approves new ITI Code – Property Transfer Tax

October 28, 2025

Amendment to the Legal Regime for the Entry, Stay, Departure and Expulsion of Foreigners from Cape Verdean Territory

October 28, 2025

Cape Verdean Nationality Law: modernisation and inclusion

October 23, 2025

Residence visa for remote work in Cape Verde

October 23, 2025

Cybersecurity in Cape Verde: A New Era of Digital Protection

October 23, 2025

Coastal Zone Management of Sal Island

July 8, 2025

New Statute of Municipalities of Cape Verde

May 29, 2025

? Public Presentation of the Diploma on Complementary Accommodation and the SGIT Platform

May 9, 2025

Amendments, Incentives and Tax Benefits in the 2025 State Budget

April 21, 2025

Cape Verde Climate and Environmental Fund

September 29, 2023

Tax Incentive Regime in Research and Business Development

September 29, 2023

Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment of Plans and Programmes

July 31, 2023

Third Amendment To Law No. 66/VIII/2014, Of 17 July

July 31, 2023

National Strategy to Prevent and Combat Money Laundering

February 2, 2023

Concession of Public Service for Internal Regular Air Transport of Passengers, Cargo and Mail

January 31, 2023

Access and Exercise of Activities of Tourism Service Providers

January 31, 2023

Legal Regime for Tourism in Rural Space

January 31, 2023

Legal Regime for Facilities, Management and Operation of Tourist Accommodation Enterprises

June 28, 2022

New Tobacco Law

February 7, 2022

Legal Regime For The Fight Against Doping in Sport in Cape Verde

October 28, 2020

Amendments to the Special Legal Regime for Micro and Small Companies

Guide

Doing business in Cape Verde

A guided path through the rules that matter most to foreign investors and new companies, in the order they usually come up.

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CMA in the press

Interviews, events and announcements.

March 11, 2025

Celebrating Women’s Day – Carla Monteiro’s Interview on Inspiration and Leadership

January 24, 2025

Interview: Income Tax & Fees obtained in Cape Verde (National & Foreign Companies)

December 27, 2023

CAPE VERDE: A COUNTRY OPEN TO INVESTMENT – Interview with Dr Carla Monteiro for Pontos de Vista Magazine

April 5, 2022

Cape Verde Now Requires a Booster Dose Against Covid -19

January 21, 2022

April 1st, April Fools’ Day

January 21, 2022

Mandatory Use of Face Masks

November 30, 2021

How is foreign investment handled in cape verde?

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