Legal counsel for investors, companies and their Brazilian partners in setting up operations in the country.
A single point of contact for the entire operation. The firm coordinates the corporate, tax, foreign-exchange, immigration and foreign-trade fronts through its trusted network, so the investor never has to deal with a different specialist for each problem.
ASSESS AN OPERATIONTHE PRACTICE
Setting up an operation in Brazil involves a process of structural decision; which corporate configuration, who invests, how capital enters and is registered, which obligations the operation assumes. These are technical entry decisions that determine the security and cost of the entire project.
Each of these fronts usually demands a different professional, and that is where an operation stalls: no one holds the whole picture. The firm takes on that view, integrates the demands and answers for them before the investor.
We are the bridge of trust between the Chinese investor and the Brazilian legal system.
We work in an integrated and harmonious way with the agents, consultants and professionals who already serve the Chinese investor in Brazil.
HOW WE WORK
Review of the investor's business and asset objectives, to define the combination of strategies that yields the best fit. Brazilian law offers several routes, and the right choice protects time and capital.
BEFORE ANY FILING
Incorporation of the Brazilian company or the subsidiary of a foreign group, legal representation of the foreign shareholder, foreign-exchange contract and registration of the foreign direct investment with the Central Bank of Brazil.
FROM DECISION TO INCORPORATED COMPANY
Every specialty the project requires, organized under a single view of strategic coordination.
THE REAL COST OF THE OPERATION
Residence permit for the investor, extended to the family, and work authorizations for the executives and professionals the operation requires.
THE INVESTOR AND THE TEAM IN BRAZIL
CHINA-BRAZIL
In business between China and Brazil, trust precedes the contract. That is the relationship we set out to build: attentive to the way business is done in China, conducted with the care and the pace it asks for. From studying that way, including Harvard's business literature, comes our conviction that, between two countries, how something is conducted matters as much as what is conducted.
Since May 2026, Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports may enter Brazil without a visa for up to 30 days for tourism and business, under a measure currently set to run until 31 December 2026. Exploratory visits became simpler, but the period is short, cannot be extended and does not allow paid work. An investor arriving with the decision already made needs a plan before boarding.
Since November 2023 China has been a party to the Apostille Convention. Certificates, corporate documents and personal records issued in China are accepted in Brazil with an apostille and a sworn translation, with no consular legalization.
The residence application requires criminal record certificates, personal records and proof of investment. Gathering these in China before travelling prevents the permitted stay from running out mid-process.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
The firm acts as the investor's single point of contact and articulates the legal, corporate, tax, customs, foreign-exchange and foreign-trade fronts. We work with the investor's own trusted network and with the partners already accompanying them, adding ours to theirs, so the client has a single view of the whole without losing the professionals they trust.
As a rule, yes. A Brazilian company may be fully foreign-owned in most sectors, except activities subject to specific legal restrictions. Shareholders domiciled abroad must observe the rules on representation in Brazil, usually through a power of attorney, which the firm can also arrange.
Yes, when the project involves people coming over. There are residence routes for the investor, extended to the family, and work authorizations for executives and professionals, subject to the legal ratio between Brazilians and foreigners. Not every project requires it; some operations are conducted without the investor needing to move to Brazil.
The stage that weighs most on the timeline is the entry and registration of capital from abroad, which depends on the investor and the banks. With the company incorporated and the capital registered, the operation is fit to run within weeks. Residence authorizations, when needed, run in parallel and do not hold up the business.
WHO LEADS THE WORK
A law firm with international practice along the Brazil-Europe and Brazil-China corridors. The partner in charge of the department is admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association and the Portuguese Bar Association, holds specializations from PUC in International Law and Business Law, and has chaired the International Law and Banking Law Committees of the Brazilian Bar Association.
FIRST STEP
Every operation begins with an alignment conversation, in person or by video call, with no commitment. It is the moment to get to know each other, understand the project and its context, and assess the best paths together. From that understanding, we outline how we can conduct the operation.
