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Checklist: Setting Up a Company in Brazil

21 February 2025 • Company registration in Brazil is getting easier. Here you will find the key issues you...

| 21 February 2025

Tax and Customs

Brazilian and U.S. Customs Begin Exchanging Information on Cargo Risk Management

18 March 2026 • Parties looking to send goods to Brazil (and importing Brazilian goods into the U.S.)...

| 18 March 2026

ContractsCorporateIntellectual Property

Brazil: Crypto Intermediaries, Custodians and Brokers are “Financial Institutions”

26 February 2026 • By Fabiano Deffenti Today, the Brazilian Central Bank published a new resolution...

| 26 February 2026

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Appointing a Distributor in Brazil

18 February 2026 • Quick Read: Introduction When companies consider entering the Brazilian market, they...

| 18 February 2026

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From Templates to Strategy: AI and the New Legal Edge

16 February 2026 • AI has largely replaced the need for high quality templates that large law firms have....

| 16 February 2026

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Issues to Consider when Entering a Foreign Market

27 January 2026 • Here is a short presentation on the key issues to consider when entering a foreign...

| 27 January 2026

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Brazil’s New Taxpayer Protection Code

22 January 2026 • The Code is designed to reshape the relationship between taxpayers and tax authorities...

| 22 January 2026

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Tax Appeals Board (CARF) Confirms Tax Payable on Apple Remittances: A Warning for IPR Importers into Brazil

22 April 2025 • In a landmark ruling that may significantly reshape how foreign tech and content...

| 22 April 2025

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New Trade Reciprocity Law: How Brazil Can Retaliate

15 April 2025 • Law 15,122/2025 (the “Trade Reciprocity Law”) came into force on 14 April 2025 after...

| 15 April 2025

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Appointing an Agent (Sales Representative) in Brazil

25 February 2025 • Quick Read: What is an “agent” under Brazilian law? The most common type of Brazilian...

| 25 February 2025

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The EU-Mercosur FTA

7 December 2024 • The EU-Mercosur FTA substantially reduces tariffs and barriers to entry for European...

| 7 December 2024

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What is a ‘tax haven’ under Brazilian law?

4 December 2024 • Brazil has a sophisticated tax system. This makes structuring a transaction to minimise...

| 4 December 2024

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The Brazilian Corporate Registration System: Suspension as an Enforcement Tool

11 November 2024 • Suspension of corporate registration (CNPJ) in Brazil is used as an enforcement tool....

| 11 November 2024

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Brazil’s Central Bank allows non-residents to pay for issued shares with virtual assets

24 September 2024 • On 13 September 2024, Brazil’s Central Bank officially published Resolution BCB...

| 24 September 2024

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Brazil’s General Data Protection Law: an Overview

24 September 2024 • Here is our overview of Brazil's General Data Protection Law. This Law is Brazil's...

| 24 September 2024

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Brazil’s International Data Transfer Regulations: How do they compare with the EU’s GDPR?

22 September 2024 • By Vanessa Borges and Fabiano Deffenti International data transfers are critical for...

| 22 September 2024

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Subcontracting in Brazil: Finally, more flexibility!

27 August 2024 • Brazilian employment law now allows for flexible subcontracting arrangements. This is...

| 27 August 2024

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Choice of Forum in Brazil: Recent Changes May Render Clauses Void

16 July 2024 • Forum selection clauses may be easily voided after the Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure...

| 16 July 2024

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Taxation of Interest on International Loans to Brazilian Entities

23 October 2023 • How are interest payments taxed in international loans made to Brazilian companies and...

| 23 October 2023

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Brazil’s Transfer Pricing Rules Now Consistent with OECD Guidelines

16 June 2023 • Brazil's transfer pricing rules are now consistent with the OECD Transfer Pricing...

| 16 June 2023

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Hiring an Employee in Brazil

29 May 2023 • Looking to hire an employee in Brazil? Here are the key rules and issues to consider....

| 29 May 2023

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Greater transparency over Brazil’s tax incentives

17 May 2023 • Information regarding incentives, waivers, benefits or immunities of a tax nature that...

| 17 May 2023

CorporateTax and Customs

Registering a Branch of a Foreign Company in Brazil

25 April 2023 • Setting up a branch office in Brazil has become a lot easier and it may offer tax...

| 25 April 2023

ContractsIntellectual PropertyTax and Customs

Royalties paid for unregistered IP rights now tax deductible in Brazil

5 January 2023 • Royalties for unregistered intellectual property rights can now be deducted by Brazilian...

| 5 January 2023

Mining Law

Brazil’s Mining Laws Improved

4 January 2023 • Important changes to Brazil’s mining laws came into force in late 2022. These include...

| 4 January 2023

ContractsMining Law

Uranium Mining by Private Miners Allowed in Brazil

4 January 2023 • Uranium mining is no longer a monopoly in Brazil....

| 4 January 2023

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Brazil has a New Foreign Exchange Law

3 January 2023 • Brazil’s new Foreign Exchange Law has introduced material improvements to Brazil’s...

| 3 January 2023

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Brazil and UK Sign Double Tax Agreement

5 December 2022 • Brazil and the UK have signed a double tax agreement. The agreement has not yet come into...

| 5 December 2022

Intellectual Property

Brazil: Hague Industrial Designs Agreement to Become Law Soon

31 October 2022 • Brazil has acceeded to the Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs. It is expected that it...

| 31 October 2022

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The site is managed by Fabiano Deffenti, a lawyer admitted to practise in Brazil and Australia, enrolled as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand and licensed as an attorney-at-law in New York.

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