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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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From Templates to Strategy: AI and the New Legal Edge

AI has largely replaced the need for high quality templates that large law firms have. Experience and skill in strategy are now the real value of legal work....

Contracts • Corporate • Dispute Resolution • Government Procurement and PPPs • Tax and Customs|

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Issues to Consider when Entering a Foreign Market

Here is a short presentation on the key issues to consider when entering a foreign market. It applies to Brazil as much as it applies to other markets....

Contracts • Corporate • Dispute Resolution • Employment • Government Procurement and PPPs • Intellectual Property • Migration Law • Mining Law • Tax and Customs|

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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...

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

In a landmark ruling that may significantly reshape how foreign tech and content providers operate in Brazil, the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (Conselho Administrativo de...

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New Trade Reciprocity Law: How Brazil Can Retaliate

Law 15,122/2025 (the “Trade Reciprocity Law”) came into force on 14 April 2025 after being rushed through Congress. The Trade Reciprocity Law empowers the Brazilian federal...

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Appointing an Agent (Sales Representative) in Brazil

Quick Read: What is an “agent” under Brazilian law? The most common type of Brazilian agency relationship, which is the focus of this article, is that of “commercial...

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Checklist: Setting Up a Company in Brazil

Company registration in Brazil is getting easier. Here you will find the key issues you will need to consider when setting up a company in Brazil....

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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 with...

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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....

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