Luiz Bento

Luiz Bento

Managing Partner at GESCON and a Brazilian CPA registered with the Federal Accounting Council, with more than 18 years of experience in accounting, audit, tax and international business advisory. He is also an attorney admitted to the Brazilian Bar, holds an MBA in International Management from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, and earned the ACCA Certificate in International Financial Reporting. His work focuses on foreign investment, market entry in Brazil and South America, transfer pricing, tax due diligence, business structuring, and support for finance and legal teams.

Brazil Market Entry Checklist

Entering Brazil requires coordination across corporate, tax, accounting, employment and regulatory workstreams. This Brazil market entry checklist helps international decision-makers identify the questions that must be answered before committing capital, hiring employees or signing local contracts. 1. Define the commercial…

How to Start Operations in Brazil

Starting operations in Brazil is a multidisciplinary project. Corporate registration alone is not enough: companies must coordinate tax, accounting, employment, banking, contracts, technology and regulatory obligations before going live. 1. Define what the Brazilian operation will do Document the planned…