Guides for doing business in Brazil
Incorporation, taxes, Central Bank registration and profit remittance, explained for foreign companies and investors.
Step-by-step guide for foreign companies: structure, partner documents, CNPJ, local registrations, Central Bank registration, taxes, profit remittance and a realistic timeline.
Foreign companies · HealthcareHealth platforms and telemedicine in BrazilWhat a foreign health platform needs to operate in Brazil: company structure, medical council registration, physicians, patient data, payment split and taxes.
Foreign companies · TaxesSending money out of Brazil to the parent companyHow a Brazilian subsidiary sends money to its foreign parent: dividend withholding since 2026, software licences and service fees, capital returns, IOF and treaties, with a numeric example.
Foreign companies · TaxesBrazil's tax treaties: what changes for those who invest in the countryHow tax treaties between Brazil and other countries can affect the taxes on money you receive from Brazil, which countries appear on the official list and what to check before investing.
Foreign companies · TaxesDividends from Brazil to the foreign parent company: taxes, deadlines and net amountHow much the parent company receives after the Brazilian withholding, which profits can be free of it and what to prepare before distributing results.
Foreign companies · Central BankSCE-IED: how to report foreign investment in BrazilWhen the Brazilian company must report the investment to the Central Bank, which movements enter the system and how to follow the deadlines.
Foreign companies · TaxesSoftware licence paid to the parent company: taxes and cost in BrazilHow Brazil taxes software supplied by the foreign parent, why the contract affects the calculation and how much the Brazilian company has to pay beyond the amount received abroad.
Foreign companies · TaxesTransfer pricing in Brazil: how to charge between group companiesHow to set and document the amounts of services, licences, loans and other operations between a Brazilian company and related companies abroad.
Foreign companies · DocumentsApostille and power of attorney: how to prepare documents to open a company in BrazilWhat must be authenticated abroad, when a sworn translation is needed and how to authorise a person to represent the investor in Brazil.
Foreign companies · AccountingAccounting and BPO in Brazil: what a foreign-owned company must keep up to dateWhat the accounting of a Brazilian company with a foreign partner includes, which obligations it meets and what outsourcing the routine means.
Foreign companies · Business accountBusiness account in Brazil: how a foreign-owned company receives, pays and sends moneyWhy a Brazilian company needs an account in its own name and what the Conta Move, the business bank account integrated into the accounting platform, offers.
Foreign companies · Registered addressRegistered address in Brazil: how a foreign-owned company uses an address for the CNPJWhat a registered address is for and how it fits into the incorporation of a company owned by a foreign investor.
Foreign companies · RegulationRegulation for a foreign company in Brazil: the map of registrationsWhich registrations a foreign company needs in Brazil, in what order and which of them depend on the sector.