Publications
Practical guides from Britto Sponton Advocacia for running a business. The full text of each guide can be read on the website, and the file can be downloaded without registration.
Available in English
Doing Business in Brazil
A practical legal guide, in English, for international investors and business leaders planning to establish, acquire or expand an operation in Brazil.
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Available in Portuguese only
The following seven guides, their web pages and their files are in Portuguese. English descriptions are provided for reference only.
Compra e venda de empresas e participações societárias: o que negociar no SPA antes de assinar
Purchase and sale of companies and equity interests: what to negotiate in the SPA before signing. A practical guide for business owners and investors on price and payment, due diligence, liabilities and closing.
Acordo de sócios: como organizar decisões e o futuro da empresa
Shareholders’ agreement: how to organize decisions and the future of the company. Governance, budget, quorums, deadlocks and exits that can be agreed in a shareholders’ agreement.
NR 1 na gestão da empresa: riscos psicossociais e organização do trabalho
Regulatory Standard NR-1 in company management: psychosocial risks and work organization. An executive guide to psychosocial risk factors in NR-1 risk management: assessment of work, documentation, responsibilities, the status of court proceedings as of the edition date, and a checklist for the management meeting.
Jornada de trabalho: a transição da EC 141 de 2026
Working hours: the transition under Constitutional Amendment 141/2026. An executive bulletin on the milestones of the transition to a 40-hour week and two rest days, points of analysis by group of workers, and an implementation agenda.
Reforma tributária do consumo: principais mudanças e decisões empresariais
Consumption tax reform: main changes and business decisions. IBS, CBS and the Selective Tax: transition timeline, pricing and margins, credits, Simples Nacional, split payment, contracts and systems.
Preparação para a reforma tributária: caderno de trabalho com a contabilidade
Preparing for the tax reform: a workbook to use with your accountants. Scope, document file, business data, scenarios and record of decisions.
Preparação para a reforma tributária: planilha de cenário, documentos e ações
Preparing for the tax reform: scenario, documents and actions spreadsheet. A companion to the workbook, with a hypothetical simulation in three scenarios, a document tracker and an action plan. The figures filled in are examples.
Read online (Portuguese) · Spreadsheet in Portuguese (Excel)