= Doing Business reform making it easier to do business. 
= Doing Business reform making it more difficult to do business.
DB2012:
Getting Credit:
Brazil improved its credit information system by allowing private credit bureaus to collect and share positive information.
DB2011:
Starting a Business:
Brazil eased business start-up by further enhancing the electronic synchronization between federal and state tax authorities.
DB2010:
Starting a Business:
The process of starting a business was eased by removing the requirement to obtain a fire brigade license and inspection before obtaining an operational license from a municipality.
DB2009:
Trading Across Borders:
The time to export was reduced by four days. Authorities merged the current manifest reporting system, “Merchante” (for imports) and “Siscomex” (for exports) into a new and unique system, “Siscomex Carga.” Due to an increase in the shares of traders allotted “green line” status, the number of inspections was reduced, speeding up the customs process.
DB2008:
Trading Across Borders:
In ‘trading across borders', Brazil has also upgraded their EDI system and reduced importing delays.
Enforcing Contracts:
Several amendments were made to the Code of Civil Procedure to reform the rules on enforcing judgments and to make debt collection easier for creditors. Debtors are now forced to cooperate in the disclosure of their assets for attachment and can be fined if they do not cooperate. Last year, Brazil also restricted the number of cases that can go to the Supreme Court and introduced electronic filing of documents in court.