Brazil Advancing Support for Small Businesses with Tax Reforms, New Platforms, and Local Initiatives
Brazil intensifies support for small businesses through urgent tax reforms, new tourism internationalization platform, and local entrepreneurship initiatives.
- • FecomercioSP calls for urgent complete update of Simples Nacional tax regime to benefit Micro and Small Enterprises, advocating for PLP 108/2021 approval.
- • Embratur and Sebrae launch DesBRAva platform to support internationalization of small tourism businesses with courses, data panels, and funding access.
- • Uberlândia city government introduces ‘Uberlândia Empreendedora’ initiative focused on business development, innovation, and investment attraction.
- • High-interest rates and difficult credit access remain major challenges for small businesses, threatening competitiveness and formalization.
Key details
On April 14, 2026, several key developments highlight Brazil’s ongoing efforts to support small businesses through policy updates and new platforms. FecomercioSP stressed the urgent need for a comprehensive update to the Simples Nacional tax regime, long overdue due to stagnant revenue limits that have hurt small business competitiveness. The organization is advocating for swift approval of PLP 108/2021, recently given urgency in the Chamber of Deputies. Acting President Ivo Dall’Acqua Júnior warned that without complete reforms encompassing Micro and Small Enterprises (MEs and EPPs), many risk falling into informality. Additionally, access to affordable credit remains a critical concern, with high-interest rates making financing challenging.
In tandem with tax reforms, Embratur and Sebrae launched the DesBRAva platform at WTM Latin America, targeting the internationalization of small tourism businesses. The platform offers entrepreneurial training, market data panels, and targeted reports to enhance decision-making and service quality. Operating on three pillars — Integra, Eleva, and Impulsiona — it facilitates learning, certification, and public-private partnerships, including funding access. Bruno Reis, Embratur’s director, highlighted Brazil’s sustained volume of 3.7 million international tourists and the need to boost tourism competitiveness. Ana Clévia from Sebrae emphasized information’s importance for entrepreneurs moving into global markets.
Simultaneously, Uberlândia’s municipal government launched the ‘Uberlândia Empreendedora’ initiative to catalyze local economic growth. Presented by Mayor Paulo Sérgio, this multi-faceted program concentrates on business development, investment attraction, bureaucratic simplification, innovation, and internationalization. Designed to foster a more favorable business environment, it includes capacity-building programs and seeks to connect entrepreneurs with the innovation ecosystem to fuel competitiveness and investment.
These coordinated efforts reflect Brazil’s commitment to strengthening its small business sector by updating critical tax legislation, enhancing access to international markets, and improving local entrepreneurial ecosystems. Stakeholders are optimistic that these policy and platform advances will create more robust conditions for small businesses to thrive and contribute to sustainable economic development and job creation.
This article was translated and synthesized from Brazilian sources, providing English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
