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Starting a business in Brazil is a great opportunity. The country has a large consumer market, strong agriculture and industry, and growing interest in innovation and foreign products. However, the process can seem confusing for foreigners. This guide explains, in simple terms, how to open a company in Brazil as a foreign person or business.
Yes. Both foreign individuals and foreign companies can open a business in Brazil. You can create a new Brazilian company or invest in an existing one.
There are only a few rules to follow — mainly related to legal representation and documentation.
Every foreign investor must have a legal representative who lives in Brazil.
This person (or company) will represent you before Brazilian authorities, sign documents, and receive official communications. Many international businesses hire a regulatory or legal consultancy in Brazil to act as their representative and handle the local process.
The most common types of companies for foreigners are:
Most foreign entrepreneurs choose an LTDA, since it is simple, flexible, and requires less bureaucracy.
Foreign investors need to present:
All foreign documents must be legalized or apostilled and translated before use in Brazil.
The main registration steps are:
If your business deals with regulated products (like cosmetics, medical devices, food, etc.), you must also register with ANVISA or other agencies, if applicable.
After the CNPJ is approved, you can open a business bank account in Brazil.
Then, your company can:
The full process can take from 4 to 12 weeks, depending on the complexity of your case, the documents, and the type of company.
Having local professional support makes everything much faster and easier.
Brazil has specific rules for many sectors — especially health, cosmetics, food, sanitizing products, and veterinary products.
A local regulatory consultancy can help you:
This is the safest way for foreign businesses to enter the Brazilian market.
With the right local partners, the process can be smooth and efficient — allowing your products and services to reach millions of Brazilian consumers.
ANVISA’s standards can be different from any other part of the world sometimes. That is exactly what makes a Regulatory Affairs Specialist company so important: the experience. To be gone through the steps repetitively makes RAGB to anticipate potential issues regarding the documents that may represent some trouble during the GMP Certification process.
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