Annual Census Of Foreign Investment In Brazil

Abstract: All companies established in Brazil which received foreign investments in 2014 shall file information with the Central Bank 2015 Annual Census of Foreign Capitals until August 17th , 2015.

As it is required every year, certain legal entities and investment funds established in Brazil must file information on the foreign investments they received during the 2014 year to the Annual Census of Foreign Capitals of the Central Bank by August 17th, 2015.

The Annual Census gathers information on foreign investments in the country for information purposes only and publishes said information on a consolidated basis. The publication does not release confidential data of participating companies.

Only companies which reach at least one of the following thresholds are required to submit data to the Brazilian Central Bank:

Entities owning net assets valued at at least U$S100,000,000.00 (one hundred million dollars) with direct investment of any amount by a non-resident in the company's capital stock; and Entities which are debtors of at least U$S10,000,000.00 (ten million dollars) towards a non-resident, which shall be paid within 360 (three hundred and sixty) days, regardless of creditor's stake in the company. Particularly, the investment funds must also inform the total amount of their financial assets and the stakes held by any non-resident entity, as well as those non-resident entities who own 10% (ten per cent) or more of the funds' equity, provided that, in any case, the foreign investment made in the fund is superior to...