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Incentives

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  • Incentive offered
  • Incentive not offered
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Cash grants/incentives
Tax exemptionsMore [+]Less [-]
  • PAC (Growth Acceleration Package) and PDP (Productive Development Program) set out measures to accelerate the country's economic growth and develop the Brazilian strategic industry.
  • The Government encourages investments and offer tax incentives for R&D industries, among other areas.
  • Under the States jurisdiction, there are sales tax (ICMS) exemptions and specific benefits for investments in development areas.
  • Under the municipal level, there are real estate exemptions and services tax abatements. Therefore, many are the types of incentives available and they vary in accordance to the State’s priorities and the municipality’s initiatives.
Property assistance / other fiscal incentiveMore [+]Less [-]

Apex offers location studies and analysis assistance:

  • Real estate availability and costs.
  • Financial incentives and funding.
  • Fiscal and tax issues.
  • Environmental regulations and regulatory authorities.
  • Talent pool availability and salary range estimates.
  • Logistics input and output.
  • Local authorities and entities intermediation.
  • Site visit guidance and assistance.
Training and labor market assistanceMore [+]Less [-]

Technologic companies

  • Deduction for pre-employment training, which includes reduction in the amount that the company spends on labor force training before the start of its activities.
  • PROIMPE, which is a Sebraes program aimed at encouraging the use of Information Technology and Communications (ICT) in micro and small enterprises.
  • PROSOFT, this is a financial support from Bndes that covers expenditure on management and technology training.

Other initiatives

  • The Innovation Act.
  • The Act of Goods.
  • The Biosecurity Act.
  • The Biotechnology Development Policy.
Loan guarantees, cheap loans or financeMore [+]Less [-]
  • Trade finance.
  • Debentures.
  • Offshore notes.
  • Leasing.
  • Securitization of receivables.
  • Equity (including DRs).
  • Retail and commercial deposits.
  • Reverse repos.
  • Inter-bank deposits.

They can be offered by Government owned banks or private banks.

  • Brazil also has an important Development bank (BNDES), under certain circumstances, foreign capital companies are eligible for these loans. BNDES offers direct loans for exportation, agriculture, small and medium sized businesses, and other sectors that it is seeking to develop.
Exemptions from regulations
Target sectorsMore [+]Less [-]
  1. Information and Communication Technology & Business Process Outsourcing
  2. Oil & Gas equipments
  3. Tourism & Real Estate
Sectors specific incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
  • The sector-specific incentives are detailed on the Productive Development Policy, which contains the Systemic Actions, the Programs for strategic development areas and the Structure-building programs for Productive Systems, all of them directed to meeting the PDP goals.

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