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 →Buying a Company in Brazil: Due Diligence Essentials for Foreign Acquirers
What foreign acquirers must check in Brazil: share vs asset deals, tax and labor successor liability, CADE approval, goodwill and seller's tax.
Employment & PayrollPaying Administrators in Brazil: Pró-Labore, Social Security and Income Tax
How Brazilian subsidiaries pay administrators: pró-labore vs employment, 20% plus 11% social security, FGTS, income tax and non-resident directors.
Employment & PayrolleSocial and Monthly Payroll Compliance in Brazil
How eSocial, DCTFWeb and FGTS Digital connect, which events are reported and when, and the gaps most often found in foreign subsidiaries.
Starting a BusinessHow to open a company in Brazil as a foreigner: a complete guide
Foreigners can own 100% of a Brazilian company. Legal forms, CPF and CNPJ, investor residence, registration steps, tax regimes, obligations.
Employment & PayrollTerminating an Employee in Brazil: Notice, Severance and the FGTS Penalty
Brazil has no at-will employment. The four termination types, what each costs, the 10-day payment deadline and protected employees.
Legal & ComplianceAnti-Corruption Compliance in Brazil: The Clean Company Act and Integrity Programs
How Brazil's Clean Company Act works for foreign groups: strict liability, group exposure, fines up to 20% of revenue, leniency and integrity programs.
Legal & ComplianceDoes a Brazilian company need a resident director? The rules for foreign groups
The administrator of a Brazilian subsidiary can live abroad, but someone in Brazil must receive legal notices. The rules for Ltdas and S.A.s.
Employment & PayrollUnions and Collective Agreements in Brazil: What Foreign Employers Need to Know
How unions and collective agreements work in Brazil: one union per category, conventions vs company deals, what can be negotiated, dues and PLR.
Starting a BusinessApostille and Sworn Translation in Brazil: Preparing Parent Company Documents
What an apostille and a sworn translation are, who issues them, where a parent's documents are used in Brazil and a checklist to avoid delays.
Starting a BusinessLeasing an Office in Brazil: The Commercial Lease Rules for Foreign-Owned Companies
What foreign companies should check before renting an office in Brazil: rent in reais, renewal rights, one guarantee only, costs, sale and taxes.
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