📖 Glossary
Plain-language definitions for common terms you'll encounter doing business in Brazil — regulatory bodies, legal terms, and interpretation/translation vocabulary.
Brazil's national health regulatory agency, responsible for approving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and food safety standards.
Brazil's central bank, responsible for monetary policy and regulating financial institutions.
Comissão de Valores Mobiliários — Brazil's securities and exchange regulator, similar to the US SEC.
Brazil's main stock exchange, based in São Paulo (formed from the merger of BM&FBOVESPA and Cetip).
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento — Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply.
Agência Nacional de Mineração — Brazil's National Mining Agency, responsible for mining permits and regulation.
Environmental Impact Study and Report (Estudo de Impacto Ambiental / Relatório de Impacto Ambiental), required for major infrastructure and mining projects in Brazil.
Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados — Brazil's general data protection law, similar in scope to the EU's GDPR.
Brazil's instant payment system, operated by the Central Bank, widely used for consumer and business transactions.
Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais — a self-regulatory body for Brazil's financial and capital markets.
Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil — the Brazilian Bar Association.
The bylaws or articles of association of a Brazilian company.
Brazil's state-level commercial registry, where companies are formally registered.
Interpretation delivered in real time as the speaker talks, typically used for conferences with interpretation equipment.
Interpretation delivered after the speaker pauses, typically used for meetings and negotiations without equipment.
Real-time interpretation delivered over video platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Webex.
Adapting a product or content — including language, cultural references, and formatting — so it feels native to a target market.
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