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Doing Business 2014: Brazil Summary

Core Content Overview

The Doing Business 2014 report evaluates the ease of doing business in Brazil by analyzing 11 key regulatory areas that affect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It provides a comparative analysis of Brazil's performance against other economies and benchmarks the regulatory environment using quantitative indicators. The report also introduces the Distance to Frontier (DTF) measure, which assesses how far an economy is from the best practices in each area.

Main Indicators and Performance

Key Findings

• Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Rank: Brazil ranked 116th in 2014, up from 118th in 2013, showing slight improvement.
• Distance to Frontier (DTF): Brazil's DTF score was 53.35 in 2014, up from 52.49 in 2013, indicating progress toward best practices.
• Starting a Business: Brazil requires 13 procedures, taking 107.5 days and costing 4.6% of income per capita. It has no paid-in minimum capital requirement, which is a positive factor.
• Construction Permits: Brazil ranks 130th, with 15 procedures and 400 days of processing. It is significantly behind economies like Singapore and Hong Kong SAR, China.
• Getting Electricity: Brazil ranks 14th, with 4 procedures and 58 days. It is better than many countries but still lags behind Iceland and Singapore.
• Registering Property: Brazil ranks 107th, with 14 procedures and 30 days. It is far behind the global best performer, Georgia.
• Getting Credit: Brazil ranks 109th, with a moderate cost and time. It is not as strong as Malaysia or New Zealand.
• Protecting Investors: Brazil ranks 80th, with moderate levels of disclosure and investor protection. It is not as strong as New Zealand.
• Paying Taxes: Brazil ranks 159th, with 9 payments and 2,600 hours per year. It is much worse than the United Arab Emirates.
• Trading Across Borders: Brazil ranks 124th, with 6 documents to export and 8 to import. It is behind Singapore and Ireland.
• Enforcing Contracts: Brazil ranks 121st, with a high cost and time. It is far behind Luxembourg and Singapore.
• Resolving Insolvency: Brazil ranks 135th, with a high cost and time. It is much worse than Japan and Ireland.

Key Reforms in Brazil

• DB2010: Brazil removed the requirement for a fire brigade license and inspection before obtaining an operational license.
• DB2011: Enhanced electronic synchronization between federal and state tax authorities.
• DB2012–2014: No significant reforms recorded by Doing Business.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2014 report highlights that Brazil's regulatory environment is relatively complex, particularly in areas like construction permits, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. While there has been a small improvement in its EDB ranking and DTF score, Brazil still lags behind many comparator economies in the region and globally. The report emphasizes the importance of streamlining procedures, reducing costs, and improving the efficiency of regulatory processes to enhance the business environment and support SMEs.