Investor Presentaiton
34 How to INVEST in São Paulo
STATES 35
Highlights:
⚫ Brazil is the 9th largest market for drugs and
medications in the world and São Paulo represents
a large part of that market;
Large producer of generic medicines;
• Considerable investments in research in the
headquarters of pharmaceutical companies.
Plastics Processing
The plastics processing industry includes companies
that utilize processes through which resins (polymers)
are transformed into a variety of plastic products.
Currently, approximately one third of sales in the
Brazilian plastic packaging industry (PET) come from
recycling. The economic, social and environmental
benefits of these activities have generated investments
aimed at developing a wide variety of uses for the
recycled material. According to the Association of
Brazilian Industries (ABI), 56% of potentially reusable
PET materials are currently being recycled. According
to ABIPET, a plastics industry organization, sales in the
sector reached USD 1.72 billion in 2009 as a result of
the recycling of 262 million metric tons of this
material.
Highlights:
Development of new processed plastics and new
systems for recycling:
■ Compared to other countries, Brazil has a high
rate of recycling, not only of plastics, but of solid
waste in general;
• Chain of production for companies of all sizes in
various product groups.
In São Paulo State, 43% of pharmaceutical units in Brazil are located.
FIRST STEPS FOR OPENING A BUSINESS IN SÃO PAULO
For detailed information, read the guide "How to
establish a company in Brazil", which is part of the
"How To" series published by Amcham Brasil (The
American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil).
Association By-Laws
The By-Laws is a document designed to structure and
regulate the operations of an association. It contains
information such as the name of the organization, the
rights and duties of the shareholders, the minimum
capital (in the case of cooperatives), the method of
operation and oversight of the organization, the
formalities required for the call of general meetings,
conditions for dissolving the organization and the
necessary steps to be taken to amend the By-Laws. In
the case of publicly-owned companies (S.A.) the
investor should register the By-Laws with the State
Board of Trade (Junta Comercial do Estado).
To learn more, please visit their website at
www.jucesp.sp.gov.br
Business License
The business license is a document which authorizes a
specific activity, taking into consideration the
location, the type of activity, the environment, safety,
morality and public order, among other criteria. No
property can be destined for commercial use, without
prior emission, by the municipal government, of the
necessary license.
Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ)
The CNPJ identifies a company for tax purposes before
the Brazilian Internal Revenue Service, a subsidiary of
the Ministry of Finance. The CNPJ is required for
companies to enter into contracts, sue or be sued. To
register a CNPJ number, investors should fills out the
Basic Registration Document (DBE). This form must be
signed by the company's legal representative and the
signature must be notarized by an official notary office.
The form can be accessed on-line on the website of the
Brazilian Internal Revenue Service.
To learn more, please visit their website at
www.receita.fazenda.gov.br
Declaration of Registration (DECA) and
Declaration for the Classification of
Economic Activity (DECAE)
The Declaration of Registration (DECA) is a company's
register in the state tax system, and the Declaration of
Economic Activity (DECAE) is the registration and
classification (codification) of the company's
economic activity. To obtain the DECA and the DECAE,
investors shall address to the Finance Secretariat.
To learn more, please visit their website at
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