Company Formation
Brazil company formation: the complete 2025 guide for foreign businesses
Everything you need to know about incorporating in Brazil — from entity types to tax registration and timelines.
May 28, 2025
8 min read
Expert guidance on company formation, compliance, and doing business across Latin America.
Everything you need to know about incorporating in Brazil — from entity types to tax registration and timelines.
A registered address looks like a formality. In practice, it is the channel through which your company stays — or stops being — legally in good standing.
Most Latin American markets require some form of local presence on your company record — but whether that's a director, a legal representative, or a resident agent varies by country. Here's how it breaks down across nine markets.
Most companies expanding into Latin America plan carefully for the launch — but the ongoing obligations that quietly determine whether your entity stays in good standing often catch them off guard.
Several LATAM countries legally require your company to have at least one resident director on the official record. Here's what that means and how to handle it without giving up control.
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