Sylvio Torres Filho & Advogados Associados is an Association of Attorneys that holds a specialized department for rendering services to foreign citizens, comprising the most diversified areas, which is acknowledged for its promptness, its observation of the modern concepts of quality, competence, ethics, effectiveness and transparency, assisting national and international companies, as well as to individuals, in all proceedings related to foreign investments, projects, immigration issues, assets transferring, constitution of companies, application for permanent visas, and other related acts.
PERFORMANCE IN THE FOREIGN INVESTMENT AREA
Considering the need for specializes consulting to the Foreign investor, the Association of Attorneys Sylvio Torres Filho & Advogados Associados renders administrative, consulting, judicial and extrajudicial legal services, with the purpose of complementing the actions in the administrative area, to support investors, some of which are:
- Constitution of Brazilian Corporations
- Regularization of Foreign commercial Corporations
- Opening, application and registration of the CNPJ for Corporations Headquartered Abroad
- Immigration and Applications for Visas
- Application and registration of CPF (Individual taxpayer registration) before the Federal Revenue
- Assistance before the Boards of commerce in all Brazilian States
- Development of the Electronic Statements Registry before the Central Bank of Brazil
- Registration of Financial Operations at the SISBACEN
- Registration and Updating of data required by the Central Bank Systems
- Supervision of the Registry of New Operations, involving guidance for document handling and for entries into the SISBACEN
- Loan Agreements in foreign currency
- Conversion of debts into investment/capital
- Follow-up before administration authorities and police bureaus, such as the Federal Police, the Federal Revenue, Public Agencies and Environmental Authorities
- Request for Clearance Certificates, authentication of documents, registration of agreements and documents, notarization of documents and signatures
- Follow-up before Consulates
- Assistance for bank account opening and exchange operations before financial institutions
- Due Diligence
- Application for Permanent and Residence Visas
- Acquisition of Assets
- Receiving Funds
- Repatriations of Assets and Funds
- Stock Market
- Legal judicial and extrajudicial Assistance in General, and Consulting
With the purpose of making it easier for the foreign citizen to obtain certain information about several themes related to investments, foreign capital, corporations, documentation, immigration, etc., we gathered and compiled per topic into a system, the frequently asked questions, and cleared access to this system for reference and answers, however without failing to highlight that, since the Brazilian legislation commonly undergoes repeated changes, some topics might not be updated as to the current regulations n the relevant issues; this is why all the topics approached have as their base-dates this homepage’s updating date.
In order to ensure total correctness, we always advise that all doubts and questions be handled directly with an attorney jointly with an accountant, so that the answers may be offered in the most updated situation, and focused on the question or doubt brought about.
