LAWS & REGULATIONS

 

Resources that provide an overview of the Canadian and Brazilian regulations for doing business in Brazil. More specific regulations, for example concerning Standards or Immigration, are listed under those specific headings.

Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Brazil – A Brief Summary
http://www.lexmundi.com/images/
lexmundi/PDF/guide_brazil.pdf
Demarest & Almeida, 2006. 29pp PDF. Covers foreign investment, forms of business organization, mergers acquisitions and joint ventures, labour, visas and individual income tax, business taxes, foreign trade, investment incentives, competition law, industrial property rights, and environmental regulation. [English]
Brazilian source

Doing Business 2008 – Brazil
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Documents/CountryProfiles/BRA.pdf
World Bank Group. 84pp PDF. Regulations affecting 10 stages of a business’s life are measured: starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. [English, French, Portuguese, Spanish]

Legal, Policy and Administrative Barriers to Investment in Brazil
http://www.braziltradenet.gov.br/ARQUIVOS/
Publicacoes/Estudos/PUBBrazilReportVolII.pdf
http://www.braziltradenet.gov.br/ARQUIVOS/
Publicacoes/Estudos/PUBBrazilReportVolIII.pdf
Foreign Investment Advisory Service, 2001. A review of the investment landscape in Brazil, emphasising foreign direct investment. Vol.I, 50 pages PDF, covers legal and political issues. Vol.II, 175 pages PDF (http://www.braziltradenet.gov.br/ARQUIVOS/
Publicacoes/Estudos/PUBBrazilReportVolIII.pdf), makes a detailed review of administrative barriers to business activities in Brazil. [Portuguese, English]
Brazilian source

CIMAR Database of Trade Barriers
http://w01.international.gc.ca/CIMAP/
Default.aspx?Language=en
Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada. This database is primarily targeted toward Canadian businesses investigating their export options and possibilities, in order to inform them of existing individual trade barriers they might encounter. The database identifies professions, industry sectors etc. where trade barriers exist, the steps the Government of Canada is taking to alleviate the situation, and Canadian government, and provides contact information for the individual at FAITC who can assist further. [English, French]
Canadian source

Foreign Capital in Brazil
http://www.bcb.gov.br/?FOREIGNCAPITALNORMS
Banco Central do Brasil. Regulations relating to foreign investments in Brazil, including penalties. [English, Portuguese]
Brazilian source

Legal Guide: Business in Brazil
http://www.brasembottawa.org/en/trade_economy/
investing _guide.html
Observador Legal, 2003. 208 pages PDF. Forms of investment, forms of incorporation, taxation, intellectual property, international treaties, environmental law, competition law, the judiciary system, the financial system, insurance and reinsurance, privatisation of telecommunications, electric energy and oil sectors, labour law, consumer protection law, sports law in Brazil, commercial defence (eg anti-dumping), Internet and e-commerce, filming. [English]
Brazilian source

Global Legal Information Network (Brazil)
http://www.worldlii.org/int/other/GLIN/br/
Law Library of Congress. GLIN is a public database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. A summary in English is provided, and a copy of the official full text of each published document in its original language. [English, Portuguese]