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Hiring an Employee in Brazil

Hiring in Brazil? Learn the CLT, eSocial, FGTS, payroll, remote work, and employee cost rules foreign companies should know before hiring....

Contracts • Corporate • Employment • Tax and Customs|

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What is a ‘tax haven’ under Brazilian law?

Brazil has a sophisticated tax system. This makes structuring a transaction to minimise taxes a complicated task. Brazilian tax rules generally treat as “tax favoured or...

Contracts • Corporate • Intellectual Property • Tax and Customs|

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

Parties looking to send goods to Brazil (and importing Brazilian goods into the U.S.) should be particularly careful to ensure consistency in the information provided to customs...

Tax and Customs|

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

By Fabiano Deffenti Today, the Brazilian Central Bank published a new resolution (Resolution CMN 5,280/2026) that deems “service providers of virtual assets” as...

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Appointing a Distributor in Brazil

Quick Read: Introduction When companies consider entering the Brazilian market, they generally aim to sell their goods or services. The appointment of agents can be tricky, as...

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Brazil’s New Taxpayer Protection Code

The Code is designed to reshape the relationship between taxpayers and tax authorities around transparency, predictability and cooperative compliance for taxpayers who behave in...

Contracts • Corporate • Dispute Resolution • Intellectual Property • Mining Law • Tax and Customs|

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The EU-Mercosur FTA

The EU-Mercosur FTA substantially reduces tariffs and barriers to entry for European Union members looking to export to Mercosur countries, including Brazil....

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The Brazilian Corporate Registration System: Suspension as an Enforcement Tool

Suspension of corporate registration (CNPJ) in Brazil is used as an enforcement tool. This measure is being expanded....

Corporate • Government Procurement and PPPs|

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

On 13 September 2024, Brazil’s Central Bank officially published Resolution BCB 410/2024. The Resolution amends Resolution 278/2022, which is the key regulation addressing...

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Brazil’s General Data Protection Law: an Overview

Here is our overview of Brazil's General Data Protection Law. This Law is Brazil's equivalent to Europe's GDPR and California's CCPA....

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