Legal & Compliance
The legal and regulatory side of running a company in Brazil: administrators and legal representatives, corporate formalities, reporting duties and the controls that keep a foreign-owned entity in good standing.
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Get Compliance Support for Your Brazilian Entity →Tax Compliance Risks for Foreign-Owned Companies in Brazil
Where foreign-owned subsidiaries in Brazil go wrong on tax: withholding, indirect taxes, intercompany charges, payroll, penalties and how to fix them.
Industry GuidesSelling Online in Brazil: Consumer Protection Rules for E-Commerce
What online sellers in Brazil must comply with: website information, 7-day withdrawal, warranties, price display, 5-day service and penalties.
Foreign InvestmentTransfer pricing in Brazil: a practical guide for foreign groups under Law 14,596/2023
Brazil's arm's length rules since 2024: scope, methods, services, royalties, loans, adjustments, Master and Local File, deadlines and penalties.
Employment & PayrollSocial Security Agreements: Avoiding Double Contributions for Assignees in Brazil
How Brazil's social security agreements spare assignees double contributions: countries covered, maximum periods, certificates and payroll rules.
Legal & ComplianceTax Clearance Certificates in Brazil (CND): What They Are and How to Keep Them
What Brazil's federal, FGTS and labor clearance certificates are, what blocks them, where they are required and how a subsidiary keeps them valid.
Tax & AccountingBrazil Accounting and Tax Compliance Calendar for 2027
The 2027 tax and accounting calendar for foreign-owned companies in Brazil: CBS replaces PIS/Cofins, monthly dates, annual filings and holidays.
Legal & ComplianceClosing a Subsidiary in Brazil: Dissolution, Liquidation and Tax Clearance
How to close a Brazilian Ltda: distrato or liquidation, closing without tax certificates and its liability, final returns, employees and SCE-IED.
Legal & ComplianceAnnual Corporate Compliance for a Brazilian Ltda: Accounts, Filings and Records
Yearly duties of a Brazilian Ltda: approval of accounts by April 30, registry filings, administrators, audit, beneficial owners and BCB reports.
Starting a BusinessWork and Investor Visas in Brazil for Foreign Executives
Immigration routes for executives sent to a Brazilian subsidiary: the R$600,000 test, work and technical routes, arrival steps and visits.
Foreign InvestmentSCE-IED Explained: Foreign Direct Investment Reporting in Brazil
Who reports foreign direct investment to Brazil's Central Bank, which events and periodic filings apply, and how missed ones block dividends.
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