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Company Formation

How to open a company in Brazil: stages, CNPJ, registration and licenses

Technical guide on the process of opening companies in Brazil via Redesim, covering the choice of legal nature, CNAE, and the impact of regulatory compliance on the initial structuring.

Tax Reform

ICMS-ST and Selective Tax: Differences and Impact on Product Margin

Understand the technical coexistence of Tax Substitution with the future Selective Tax. A guide on margin management, fiscal classification, and the tax transition schedule.

Tax Reform

PIS/Cofins, CBS and IPI: How to Prepare Cash Flow for the 2027 Transition

Understand the transition from PIS/Cofins to the CBS and the changes in IPI in 2027. A technical guide on tax reform, credit management, and corporate cash flow from a legal perspective.

Tax Reform

CBS and IBS in the Tax Reform: Transition from 2026 to 2033

Understand the phases of the tax reform, the CBS and IBS timeline, and how the transition impacts cash planning between 2026 and 2033 according to LCs 214 and 227.

Corporate taxation

How taxes work in Brazil: a guide to corporate taxation

Understand the corporate taxation rules in Brazil for 2026. We analyze income, consumption, payroll, and the impact of the tax reform transition on Simples Nacional, Lucro Presumido, and Lucro Real.

Labor management

Outsourcing and B2B contracts: requirements and risks of hiring PJs (Legal Entities)

Understand the limits of Law 6019 and the hiring of PJs (Legal Entities) in Brazil. Learn how to avoid employment relationship risks, respect subsidiary liability, and current regulations.

Labor management

Payroll in Simples Nacional: CPP, Annex IV, and Fator R without shortcuts

Technical analysis on social security and tax management of payroll in the Simples Nacional, addressing the Fator R calculation and the specificities of Annex IV from a legal perspective.

Labor management

Labor laws in Brazil: how to hire employees in compliance

Understand the obligations established by the CLT and Law 6.019/74 for hiring employees and outsourced workers in Brazil, focusing on legal compliance and legal certainty.

Tax Planning

Tax Planning for Importers and Distributors: Structure and Controls

Understand the guidelines for the tax structuring of importers and distributors in Brazil, focusing on taxation regimes, customs compliance, and the transition to the IBS/CBS model.

Tax regimes

Lucro Real for importers: when to compare it with Lucro Presumido

Understand the technical criteria for choosing between Lucro Real (Actual Profit) and Lucro Presumido (Presumed Profit) for importers, analyzing operating margins, cost treatment, and the CBS premises for 2026.

Import planning

How to structure an import: logistics, taxes, and integrated controls

Learn how to structure your import operation in Brazil, integrating the new IBS/CBS flows effective in 2026, Siscomex Radar limits, and logistics cost management.

RADAR Siscomex

Unlimited RADAR: Review of Estimate and Financial Capacity in Siscomex

Understand the procedures for review of estimate in Siscomex for migrating import tiers, based on financial capacity and IN RFB 1,984/2020.

Corporate Governance

Corporate Legal Security: Tax Governance, Contracts, and Labor

Technical guide on legal governance in Brazil. Analyze how maintaining evidence, reviewing contracts, and complying with the CLT and LC 123 mitigate operational risks.

Wealth Governance

Equity and Family Holding: Succession and Asset Protection Limits

Understand the functioning of family holdings in Brazil from the perspective of the Civil Code and the legal limits of asset protection in the face of debts and succession.

Corporate structure

Related companies in the Real, Presumed, and Simples regimes: limits and risks

Technical analysis on tax governance for economic groups and companies with common partners regarding global revenue criteria and corporate restrictions of LC 123/2006.

Corporate structure

Importers with three companies: when does separating operations make sense?

Understand the criteria for governance and risk management for separating import and distribution operations from the perspective of economic substance and legal compliance.

Tax Regimes

Simples Nacional, Lucro Presumido or Lucro Real: How to Compare Tax Regimes

Understand the eligibility variables for Simples Nacional, Lucro Presumido, and Lucro Real in 2026. Analyze corporate restrictions, global revenue, and the impacts of the transition to IBS and CBS.

Company Formation

Cost of Bureaucracy in Brazil: Registration, Licenses, and Corporate Obligations

Understand the costs of registration, licensing, and recurring obligations for companies in Brazil in 2026. A technical guide on feasibility, fees, and legal compliance.

Business culture

Business culture in Brazil: negotiation and partner due diligence

Understand the nuances of corporate negotiation in Brazil, the due diligence requirements in compliance with the Civil Code and the DREI guidelines for 2024-2027.

Foreign Investment

Investing in Brazil in 2027: Requirements for the Foreign Investor

Updated guide for 2027 on foreign capital entry requirements in Brazil, covering legal representation, Central Bank registrations (SCE-IED), and the tax system transition.

Import compliance

Wood packaging: control ISPM 15 compliance before loading

Pallets, crates and dunnage need a separate assessment: distinguish covered wood, IPPC marking, shipment evidence and inspection decisions.

Vehicles and tires

Inmetro certification for imported tires: from scope to border controls

Understand certification, registration, ENCE and LPCO without confusing scope exclusions with testing exemptions.

Vehicles and tires

Waste tires and Ibama: who is responsible after importing new tires?

Separate CTF/APP, the specific tire report and RAPP analysis; identify the responsible party and verified dispensations.

Vehicles and tires

LCVM and LCM for imports: environmental configuration is not CAT

Organize environmental scope, import consent and road homologation as separate workstreams.

Vehicles and tires

RENAVAM and CAT: imported-vehicle homologation without confusing the codes

Understand Senatran’s role, the make/model/version code and individual registration through Detran.

Vehicles and tires

Importing collector vehicles over 30 years old: limits of the exception

The cultural exception is not the only route for used vehicles and does not automatically waive environmental or road controls.

Textiles

Importing fabrics: customs descriptions under ADE Coana 22

Turn fabric structure, composition, weave and measurements into item descriptions while separating ADE requirements, NVE and Duimp attributes.

Textiles

Importing yarn: technical sheets, NCM and attributes without guessing

Organize composition, process, Dtex, twist and tenacity evidence to describe yarn and validate import-process fields.

Regulated imports

Fertilizer imports: registration, authorization and MAPA decisions

Separate importer profiles, product registration and authorization while preserving applicable documentary and phytosanitary conditions.

Import compliance

Metal cookware: certification, registration and food-contact safety

Separate Inmetro requirements from food-contact obligations and check the differences between pressure cookers and other cookware before approving a SKU.

Regulated imports

Used machinery: licensing and assessment of Brazilian production

Build a used-equipment assessment without confusing domestic production, similarity review and company authorization.

Regulated imports

Special-control medicines: authorization and commercial imports

Coordinate substance lists, AFE, AE and transaction approvals without importing personal-use rules into commercial operations.

Import compliance

Replacement automotive parts: certify the component, not the catalogue

Assess components under Ordinance 145/2022 and connect certificates, families, factories and shipments without confusing fitment with compliance.

Regulated imports

PF-controlled chemicals: from company licensing to LPCO

Distinguish CRC, CLF, Siproquim and transaction approval, including the different rules for sensitive and non-sensitive chemicals.

Chemicals

Chemicals: identify the substance before booking freight

Composition, concentration, use and hazards guide chemical controls and logistics.

Fertilizers

Fertilizers: usable quality within the agricultural window

Align importer category, batch quality, authorization and delivery with the application calendar.

Solar energy

Solar products: align the registered model with the sold project

Modules, inverters and storage require distinct compliance, compatibility and warranty decisions.

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals: plan sanitary release before replenishment

A pharmaceutical purchase must align company authorization, product status, stability and quality release.

Global strategy

Political tensions: turn uncertainty into decision triggers

Use verifiable scenarios to decide suppliers, routes and financial exposure without predicting crises.

Heavy machinery

Heavy machinery: plan through commissioning

Weight, dimensions, safety and installation define heavy-machinery import viability.

Auto parts

Auto parts: buy compatibility and supply continuity

Organize auto-parts imports around compatibility, criticality and quality evidence.

Tires

New tires: control product families, registration and traceability

Tire purchasing must connect application, model compliance and batch traceability.

Textiles

Imported textiles: approve the batch, not just the sample

Composition, labeling and batch consistency should guide textile purchases before shipment.

Household goods

Household goods: one catalogue is not one import category

Separate materials, uses and target users before consolidating household goods into a shipment.

Electric vehicles

Electric cars: import an aftersales operation, not just vehicles

EV decisions should integrate approval, battery transport, parts and customer support in Brazil.

Steel

Steel coils: origin and specification before price per tonne

Coil analysis requires mill traceability, trade-remedy scope checks and unloading arrangements.

Domestic distribution

Coastal shipping in Brazil: design the complete distribution route

Assess Brazilian coastal shipping with collection, ports, inventory and delivery included. Compare road and air alternatives by the complete customer service.

Logistics strategy

Ocean or air: compare total cost and working-capital impact

Choose ocean or air by assessing inventory, stockout exposure, insurance and delivery. Build total-cost scenarios instead of comparing freight rates alone.

Warehousing and distribution

Santos warehousing: turn dwell time into an operating plan

Plan Santos warehousing around location, capacity and stock turnover. Distinguish terminal storage, bonded facilities and cleared inventory before choosing.

Logistics risk management

Demurrage, detention and free time: control before arrival

Understand demurrage, detention and free time without assuming universal deadlines. Coordinate contracts, alerts and container returns to manage exposure.

Tariff classification

NCM classification: turning technical evidence into a defensible decision

Classify products using function, composition and NCM rules, organize technical evidence and identify when further analysis is needed before committing to import.

Trading companies and operating models

Importing without RADAR: what a trading company can and cannot do

Compare trading services, domestic purchases and indirect importing without confusing support with an authorization exemption or a customs compliance shortcut.

Air logistics

International air freight: manage urgency without losing control

Plan international air freight around chargeable weight, documentation and final delivery. Keep urgent imports from concealing costs and clearance gaps.

Costs and planning

Total import cost: building an auditable estimate

Structure goods, taxes, logistics and cash flow without applying one blanket rate to CIF.

Customs compliance

Import licensing and LPCO: check requirements before shipment

Check products, attributes and workflows instead of treating LPCO as a universal authorization.

International negotiation

Incoterms in international negotiations: price, risk and delivery

Negotiate delivery and costs without confusing Incoterms with payment or ownership.

Import models

Account-and-order or predetermined resale: choosing an import model

Compare funding, contracts and responsibilities before outsourcing a Brazilian import operation.

Import planning

How to import from China: from product brief to first commercial shipment

Plan a business import from China with practical guidance on suppliers, product compliance, documents, landed costs and decisions before the first shipment.

Systems and processes

DUIMP and the New Import Process: preparing your migration

Prepare product data, teams and systems for DUIMP by checking the official schedule against each operation rather than assuming one universal migration date.

Taxes and planning

Brazilian import taxes: why one flat percentage is misleading

Understand why import taxes use different bases and learn to review estimates by product, transaction and state without relying on a generic flat percentage.

Ocean logistics

FCL or LCL ocean freight: decide beyond the freight quote

Compare FCL and LCL using landed cost, handling exposure and inventory needs. Learn what to verify before booking your next international ocean shipment.

Authorization and compliance

RADAR and Siscomex: preparing your company for authorization

Understand Siscomex authorization and prepare financial evidence, company records, access controls and responsibilities before your first commercial import.

Import strategy

Reduce import costs through strategy, not compliance shortcuts

Reduce import costs using purchasing, logistics and inventory data. Prioritize recurring causes, compare scenarios and preserve compliance across operations.

Investment and expansion

Foreign companies in Brazil: enter with a model and governance

Structure a foreign company’s Brazil entry with corporate, tax and operational analysis. Distinguish a local establishment from a commercial partnership.

Insurance and risk management

International cargo insurance: cover the exposure you actually face

Review coverage, exclusions, deductibles and claims procedures for international cargo insurance. Match protection to the route and contractual responsibilities.

Documentation and compliance

Invoice and packing list: documents that must tell the same story

Align invoices and packing lists across descriptions, quantities and weights. Build a pre-shipment document review that catches discrepancies before arrival.