Guides
Written for the moment before money moves: one supplier, one payment, and a decision to make today. Practical rather than regulatory.
Before you pay a Brazilian supplier: a 10-minute check
The checks worth doing before money leaves your account, in the order that catches the most problems soonest — and the ones that are not worth your time.
How to tell whether a Brazilian company actually exists
What a CNPJ is, what its registration status means, and the specific mismatches that indicate you are not dealing with who you think you are.
Warning signs when a Brazilian supplier asks for payment
The patterns worth slowing down for, and the ones that look alarming but usually are not — from the perspective of a buyer with one supplier and a payment pending.