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Brazil's INSS charges employers ~20%+ of payroll with no cap. How social security works for foreign companies and how totalization agreements stop assignees paying twice.
EFD-Reinf is Brazil's monthly digital filing for withholdings. It replaced the annual DIRF from 2025 and now reports IRRF, service retentions and 2026 dividends.
Brazil starts issuing alphanumeric CNPJs on July 31, 2026. Learn the legal format, system risks and a practical migration checklist.
The employer cost of hiring in Brazil — social security (INSS), FGTS and related charges — plus the 2025–2028 phase-out of payroll-tax relief.
The core federal tax filings a foreign-owned Brazilian company faces — ECF, DCTFWeb and EFD-Reinf — what each reports and how they fit Brazil's SPED system.