Brazil Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
Brazil company register data sits in the CNPJ (Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica, National Registry of Legal Entities), maintained by the Receita Federal tax authority alongside state-level Juntas Comerciais for formation filings; basic CNPJ data is public, though full ownership detail is more limited. Beneficial ownership, the beneficiário final, is declared directly into the CNPJ registration under Normative Instruction RFB No. 2,119/2022, as updated by Instruction No. 2,290/2025, at a threshold above 25% of share capital or effective control over corporate decisions. State-owned companies, publicly traded companies and their subsidiaries, small businesses under simplified regimes, and single-member limited companies are all exempted from the disclosure requirement.
Brazil beneficial ownership guide- Total Companies23.2M+
- Officer Records21.4M+
- Shareholder Records152
- Ultimate Parents (UBO)1.8M+
- VAT Records22.1M+
- Financial Reports626
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Brazil companies are in Zavia's database?
Zavia holds 23.2M+ company records for Brazil, of which 19.8M+ (85%) are currently active on the register.
Who owns companies in Brazil, and is that information public?
Brazil company register data sits in the CNPJ (Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica, National Registry of Legal Entities), maintained by the Receita Federal tax authority alongside state-level Juntas Comerciais for formation filings; basic CNPJ data is public, though full ownership detail is more limited. Beneficial ownership, the beneficiário final, is declared directly into the CNPJ registration under Normative Instruction RFB No. 2,119/2022, as updated by Instruction No. 2,290/2025, at a threshold above 25% of share capital or effective control over corporate decisions. State-owned companies, publicly traded companies and their subsidiaries, small businesses under simplified regimes, and single-member limited companies are all exempted from the disclosure requirement.
Can I see a Brazil company's shareholders and corporate structure on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 152 shareholder records for Brazil companies, with 1.8M+ ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Can I find the directors of a Brazil company on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 21.4M+ officer and director records for Brazil companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Can I look up a Brazil company's VAT number on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 22.1M+ VAT records for Brazil companies, linked to the same registered entity as its company profile.
Can I access financial statements for Brazil companies on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 626 digitized financial reports for Brazil companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
Does Zavia offer an API for Brazil company data?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including Brazil, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Is there a guide to verifying beneficial ownership in Brazil?
Zavia's Brazil beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.