Foreigners can own 100% of a Brazilian company. The structure work — resident representation, capital registration, the right tax regime — is what separates a company that works from a CNPJ that becomes a liability.
Brazil allows full foreign ownership of companies in almost every sector, and the workhorse vehicle — the sociedade limitada (LTDA) — is flexible, cheap to maintain, and familiar to every Brazilian bank and counterparty. A non-resident can be the sole owner. What a non-resident cannot be is the company's day-to-day legal administrator without local arrangements: foreign partners need registration with the central bank system, a resident representative for service of process, and an administrator who can lawfully act in Brazil.
This is where structure matters. Done right, you own the company fully, a trusted local administrator (or your own resident status) runs the formal side, and the capital you invest is registered so that profits and eventual sale proceeds can leave Brazil through the documented channel. Done wrong, you end up with a CNPJ you can't bank, can't change, and can't close — and closing a broken Brazilian company is far more painful than forming one correctly.
Beyond formation we handle the operating layer: tax regime election (Simples Nacional vs. presumed vs. real profit — the difference is real money), municipal licenses, employment compliance when you hire, and commercial contracts with the clauses Brazilian courts actually enforce.
Every price is itemized like an honest receipt — our flat fee, plus each government, registry and translation charge, estimated high so the number only ever moves down. Add a package to your cart and pay online, or request a quote for anything bespoke. Only value-based taxes are billed at cost; the final fee is confirmed in your engagement letter.
Ownership, administration, capital, and tax regime decided on paper before anything is filed.
Articles, board registration, CNPJ, central-bank (SCE-IED) registration of foreign capital, resident representation.
Customs habilitation so your company can lawfully import and export.
All-in estimates for English-speaking service to foreigners, with every fee we can foresee rounded up. Two cases with the same label can differ in scope — your engagement letter sets the final, written fee, and lines marked “at cost” (value-based taxes like ITBI and ITCMD) are passed through with receipts. Contested or litigated matters are quoted individually, never sold off a price list.
Ownership, administration, capital, and tax regime decided on paper before anything is filed.
Articles at the board of trade, CNPJ, central-bank registration of your investment.
Municipal license, tax enrollments, bank account opening support.
Contracts, compliance calendar, and the changes every living company eventually needs.
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