Economia
Taxation & Bureaucracy: Whether you are an investor, and especially if you are an entrepreneur, this is no doubt a major downside and one of the more challenging aspects of doing business in Brazil.
The Brazilian tax system is heavy, hugely cumbersome, and at times very unclear, resulting in unknown liabilities.
Labor costs are very high both on hiring and firing, and the legislation is inflexible and hardly supportive of entrepreneurship.
Take for example a recent decision by a major multinational company to block email distribution to its workforce in non-working hours and on vacations, after having lost a an ‘overtime’ labor suit for this reason.
Imagine the potential liabilities, and restrictions to productivity, of such a legal decision(!)
Brazil is laden with these ‘mines’ and unfortunately considerable time has to be spent dealing with bureaucracy rather than building great businesses.
This ends Part I, and to sum-up: Brazil’s potential is massive. At the same time, the current challenges and shortcomings must be embraced and tackled one-by-one, both on the individual level of each start-up, and as a community as a whole.
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- A Verdade Sobre A Economia Brasileira
Why Brazil Is Its Own Worst Enemy Daniel Wagner Many common perceptions foreign investors have about Brazil are misplaced. By all rights, given its size, location, and natural resource base, Brazil should be an economic juggernaut. But the truth...
- Galinha Ou Tartaruga?
Chicken or Turtle? Brazil’s Disappointing Growth Author: Marcio Garcia - No longer being able to count with the falling unemployment rate nor with the high investment rates, the only way Brazil could grow at higher rates is if the total factor...
- Reavaliação Das Perspectivas Econômicas Brasileiros
The Economist analisa: "... A reassessment of Brazil’s recent performance is overdue. Between 2000 and 2010 Brazil’s terms of trade improved by around 25%; in the past five years private-sector credit doubled. Such tailwinds cannot continue to blow—and...
- A Grande Tentação
THE ECONOMIST - Brazil’s economy -The devil in the deep-sea oil- Unless the government restrains itself, an oil boom risks feeding Brazil’s vicesDEEP in the South Atlantic, a vast industrial operation is under way that Brazil’s leaders say will...
- A Economia Brasileira
A mais recente análise da economia brasileira do RGE Monitor. Acho mais interesante o último parágrafo: "... The Brazilian economy has certainly felt the pinch of the global economic crisis as demand for its exports remains significantly lower, investments...
Economia
Impostos e burocracia
Taxation & Bureaucracy: Whether you are an investor, and especially if you are an entrepreneur, this is no doubt a major downside and one of the more challenging aspects of doing business in Brazil.
The Brazilian tax system is heavy, hugely cumbersome, and at times very unclear, resulting in unknown liabilities.
Labor costs are very high both on hiring and firing, and the legislation is inflexible and hardly supportive of entrepreneurship.
Take for example a recent decision by a major multinational company to block email distribution to its workforce in non-working hours and on vacations, after having lost a an ‘overtime’ labor suit for this reason.
Imagine the potential liabilities, and restrictions to productivity, of such a legal decision(!)
Brazil is laden with these ‘mines’ and unfortunately considerable time has to be spent dealing with bureaucracy rather than building great businesses.
This ends Part I, and to sum-up: Brazil’s potential is massive. At the same time, the current challenges and shortcomings must be embraced and tackled one-by-one, both on the individual level of each start-up, and as a community as a whole.
Mais
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- A Verdade Sobre A Economia Brasileira
Why Brazil Is Its Own Worst Enemy Daniel Wagner Many common perceptions foreign investors have about Brazil are misplaced. By all rights, given its size, location, and natural resource base, Brazil should be an economic juggernaut. But the truth...
- Galinha Ou Tartaruga?
Chicken or Turtle? Brazil’s Disappointing Growth Author: Marcio Garcia - No longer being able to count with the falling unemployment rate nor with the high investment rates, the only way Brazil could grow at higher rates is if the total factor...
- Reavaliação Das Perspectivas Econômicas Brasileiros
The Economist analisa: "... A reassessment of Brazil’s recent performance is overdue. Between 2000 and 2010 Brazil’s terms of trade improved by around 25%; in the past five years private-sector credit doubled. Such tailwinds cannot continue to blow—and...
- A Grande Tentação
THE ECONOMIST - Brazil’s economy -The devil in the deep-sea oil- Unless the government restrains itself, an oil boom risks feeding Brazil’s vicesDEEP in the South Atlantic, a vast industrial operation is under way that Brazil’s leaders say will...
- A Economia Brasileira
A mais recente análise da economia brasileira do RGE Monitor. Acho mais interesante o último parágrafo: "... The Brazilian economy has certainly felt the pinch of the global economic crisis as demand for its exports remains significantly lower, investments...