1.   And Brazilian law enforcement officials are largely powerless.

2.   Brazilian law allows foreign investors to open special accounts in the country for the purpose of trading in equities.

3.   Brazilian law also allows authorities to reject a valid invention if it is morally offensive, or violates customs, public order or public health.

4.   A Brazilian company sends virtually all its semiautomatic pistols to foreign markets such as the United States because Brazilian law forbids civilian ownership of such guns.

5.   According to Brazilian law, the commission has to review operations that involve the import of genetically modified products.

6.   Brazilian law does not allow presidents to run for a second term.

7.   Brazilian law permits murder charges in an arson case only if the fire was set to kill someone.

8.   Brazilian patent law is based on the first-to-file principle, meaning whoever first applies for a patent will be its owner if it is granted.

9.   But five years after the Brazilian law was enacted, irritations between the United States and Brazil persist.

10.   By Brazilian law, any changes in income tax collection rules must be approved by Congress and turned into law in the year before the new rules are applied.