Investing in Brazil

Brazil is an emerging country with a promising perspective regarding investment and growth. The 10th largest economy in the world has renowned large natural resources, a demanding internal market and opportunities in almost every economic sector. Among the many investment opportunities highlighted in the media, the country has just discovered huge oil reserves and will host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. It is not a surprise that Brazil is the major recipient of foreign direct investment in Latin America.

Besides having an investment grade economy, Brazil has a well structured legal environment for receiving foreign investors. It is interesting to shed light on its network of trade and tax treaties, its stable regulatory framework and its mature judicial system, which brings security to private enterprise.

The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has full authority to regulate and oversee the local capital markets, including regulating some issues regarding M&A transactions by publicly-held companies i.e. those companies that have publicly issued securities (valores mobiliários).