Brazil

Ease of Doing Business in

Brazil

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Brazil. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 194,946,470
GNI Per Capita (US$) 9,390.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
126 120 down -6
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 120 125 up 5
Dealing with Construction Permits 127 133 up 6
Getting Electricity 51 53 up 2
Registering Property 114 109 up -5
Getting Credit 98 96 up -2
Protecting Investors 79 74 up -5
Paying Taxes 150 148 up -2
Trading Across Borders 121 116 up -5
Enforcing Contracts 118 118 No change
Resolving Insolvency 136 137 up 1

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 120 DB 2011 Rank 125 Change in Rank up5
Indicator Brazil Latin America & Caribbean OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
13 9 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
119 54 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
5.4 37.3 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Check company name with State Commercial Registry Office 1 day no charge
2 Pay registration fees 1 day see following procedures
3 Register with the commercial board of the state where the main office is located and obtain identification number (NIRE) 1 day BRL 75 registration + BRL 50 (expediting fee)
4 Register for federal and state tax (Secretaria da Receita Federal do Ministério da Fazenda, SRF/MF) to obtain the CNPJ number and state tax number , which also registers employees with the National Institute of Social Security (Instituto Nacional da Seguridade Social, INSS) About 22 days (including inspection visit) no charge
* 5 Receive state tax inspection 1 day (simultaneous with procedure 4) no charge
6 Register with the Municipal Taxpayers’ Registry (Secretaria Municipal de Finanças) of the City of São Paulo 5 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 7 Pay TFE to the Municipal Taxpayers’ Registry 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) BRL 425.46 (for retailing business), may vary in accordance with the company’s activities
8 Apply and obtain digital certification (token) for the use of e-invoice 2 days BRL 450 (token valid for 3 years)
9 Apply to the municipality for an operations permit (auto de licença de funcionamento) 90 days, (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 10 Register the employees in the social integration program (Programa de Integração Social, PIS) 1 day, (simultaneous with procedure 10) no charge
* 11 Open a special fund for unemployment (FGTS) account in bank 1 day, (simultaneous with procedure 10) no charge
* 12 Notify the Ministry of Labor (Cadastro Geral de empregados e desempregados, CAGED) 1 day, (simultaneous with procedure 10) no charge
* 13 Registration with the Patronal Union and with the Employees Union. 5 days, (simultaneous with procedure 10) Annual fee to be paid depending on the Union.
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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