Ease of Doing Business in
Brazil
ECONOMY OVERVIEW
REGION
INCOME CATEGORYPOPULATIONGNI PER CAPITA(US$)
CITY COVERED
Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income202,033,67011,760
S?o Paulo , Rio deJaneiro
DOING BUSINESS 2016DOING BUSINESS 2015RANKRANK
CHANGE IN RANK
116
DOING BUSINESS 2016DTF (% POINTS)
111
DOING BUSINESS 2015DTF (% POINTS)
-5
CHANGE IN DTF (%POINTS)
57.67
Rankings
57.66 0.01
Topics
Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction PermitsGetting ElectricityRegistering PropertyGetting Credit
Protecting Minority InvestorsPaying Taxes
Trading Across BordersEnforcing ContractsResolving Insolvency
DB 2016 Rank
1741692213097291781454562
DB 2015 Rank
1661672312590271771484555
Change in Rank
-8-21-5-7-2-13
No change
-7
Topics
Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction PermitsGetting Electricity
DB 2016 DTF (%points)
64.3351.9285.50
DB 2015 DTF (%points)
63.3751.8785.49
Change in DTF (%points)
0.960.050.01
Registering PropertyGetting Credit
Protecting Minority InvestorsPaying Taxes
Trading Across BordersEnforcing ContractsResolving Insolvency
52.4845.0065.0040.8552.4366.4852.68
53.4845.0065.0040.8550.6066.4854.52
-1.00
No changeNo changeNo change
1.83
No change
-1.84
Topics
Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction PermitsGetting ElectricityRegistering PropertyGetting Credit
Protecting Minority InvestorsPaying Taxes
Trading Across BordersEnforcing ContractsResolving Insolvency
DB 2016 DTF (%points)
59.8350.4286.8852.8645.0065.0040.6852.4365.4052.68
DB 2015 DTF (%points)
58.3050.3586.8854.4745.0065.0040.6850.6065.4054.52
Change in DTF (%points)
1.530.07
No change
-1.61
No changeNo changeNo change
1.83
No change
-1.84
Topics
Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction PermitsGetting ElectricityRegistering PropertyGetting Credit
Protecting Minority InvestorsPaying Taxes
Trading Across BordersEnforcing ContractsResolving Insolvency
DB 2016 DTF (%points)
71.3654.2583.3351.8945.0065.0041.1052.4368.1752.68
DB 2015 DTF (%points)
71.3054.2383.3251.9345.0065.0041.1050.6068.1754.52
Change in DTF (%points)
0.060.020.01-0.04
No changeNo changeNo change
1.83
No change
-1.84
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Starting a BusinessDB 2016 DTF (%POINTS)
64.33
DB 2015 DTF (%POINTS)
63.37
CHANGE IN DTF (%POINTS)
0.96
Information on new business density and number of newly created firms with limited liability canbe found at Entrepreneurship Database.
S?oPaulo
11.0101.53.7
Latin America &
Caribbean
8.329.431.0
OECD highincome
4.78.33.2
Indicator
Procedures (number)Time (days)
Cost (% of income per capita)Paid-in min. capital (% ofincome per capita)
0.02.89.6
No.1
Procedure
Check company name with JUCESP
Time toCompleteLess than oneday (onlineprocedure)1 day7 days1 day
Associated Costsno charge
234
Pay registration fees
Register at JUCESP to obtain CNPJ,INSS and NIRE and register with ICMSRegister with the Municipal
Taxpayers’ Registry (Secretaria
Municipal de Finan?as) of the City ofS?o Paulo
Apply and obtain digital
certification (token) for the use ofe-invoice
Apply to the municipality for an
operations permit (auto de licen?a defuncionamento)
Register and pay TFE (RegistryTaxa deFiscaliza??o de Estabelecimentos) tothe Municipal Taxpayers’ RegistryRegister the employees in the socialintegration program (Programa deIntegra??o Social, PIS)
Open a special fund for unemployment(FGTS) in bank
fees included in procedure 3R$75 registration + R$50(expediting fee)no charge
52 days
The cost may vary from R$450.00 to R$ 600.00no charge
690 days
*7
1 day
(simultaneouswith previousprocedure)1 day,
(simultaneouswith procedure7)
1 day,
(simultaneouswith procedure7)
1 day,
(simultaneouswith procedure7)
R$ 425.46 (for retailingbusiness), may vary in
accordance with the company’sactivitiesno charge
*8
*9no charge
*10
Notify the Ministry of Labor(Cadastro Geral de empregados edesempregados, CAGED)
no charge
*11
Registration with the Patronal Unionand with the Employees Union.
5 days,
(simultaneouswith procedure7)
no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
Dealing with Construction PermitsDB 2016 DTF (%POINTS)
51.92
DB 2015 DTF (%POINTS)
51.87
CHANGE IN DTF (%POINTS)
0.05
Indicator
Procedures (number)Time (days)
Cost (% of warehouse value)Building quality controlindex (0-15)
S?oPaulo
19.0400.00.5
Latin America &
Caribbean
14.1178.12.6
OECD highincome
12.4152.11.7
9.08.311.4
No.1*2*345*6*7891011121314151617*18*19
Procedure
Request and obtain proof of land ownership from the RealEstate Registry
Obtain Technical Term of Responsibility -ART
Request and obtain proof of land tax payment from theTreasury Department of the Municipality
Register employees with the Social Security OfficeRequest and obtain construction approval permit andconstruction execution permit
Request and obtain equipment operating permit
Submit project for analysis by Fire Department and obtainreport
Receive random inspection from Municipality
Receive labor inspection from Labor Public Attorneys’Office
Submit proof of payment to the Social Security OfficeRequest inspection from Fire DepartmentReceive inspection from the Fire DepartmentObtain Fire Department Certificate (Certificado deAprova??o - AVCB)
Request final inspection from MunicipalityReceive final inspection from MunicipalityObtain certificate of occupancy (\Request and obtain operation licenseRequest and connect to water and sewage
Register building with the Real Estate Registry
Time toComplete1 day0.5 days0.5 days0.5 days274 days60 days30 days1 day1 day0.5 days1 day1 day29 days1 day1 day28 days60 days30 days15 days
AssociatedCostsBRL 41BRL 168no chargeno chargeBRL 4,200BRL 75BRL 83no chargeno chargeno chargeno chargeno chargeBRL 111no chargeno chargeBRL 460BRL 25no chargeBRL 1,054
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.