Paralegal Services

Lotti & Araújo Law Firm acts in the Paralegal Consulting area and carries out a wide variety of services to support the day to day activities of companies.

Currently, we serve all Public and Governmental Agencies, constantly updating ourselves with different regulatory aspects in the country.

We are partners of large companies in various segments, seeking to understand the organization, control and management need related to legal documents and certificates of our clients. We are specialists in handling all types of demands, providing an integrated and appropriate solution for companies.

Work requests are analyzed and answered by the team, promptly, allowing an agile and effective service.

Lotti & Araújo is constantly adjusting to the needs of its client, our office is trained to offer quality service, advising, and to promote tailor-made client support.

To learn more, click on the highlighted items below with the main services that are performed by the Paralegal Advisory team:

  • CORPORATE
  • LEGAL REPRESENTATION
  • SHELF COMPANIES
  • FEDERAL REVENUE
  • NOTARY PUBLIC
  • NOTARY’S OFFICE FOR DEEDS AND DOCUMENTS
  • TAXATION
  • REAL ESTATE
  • JUDICIAL
  • LICENSES AND COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES
  • CENTRAL BANK
  • UPKEEPING OF CERTIFICATES (PUBLIC BIDDINGS)
  • SPECIAL REGISTRATIONS
  • FOREIGNER REGISTRATION (VISA AND RESIDENCE)
  • PERSONALIZED SERVICES

CORPORATE

  • Incorporation and Termination of Companies;
  • Registration of share company and limited company corporate acts;
  • Registration of Corporate Reorganisation (Incorporation, Merger and Split);
  • Registration of Changes in legal form;
  • Registration of Powers of Attorney;
  • Registration of Publications;
  • Name Search;
  • Brief Report Form;
  • Photocopies;
  • Full and Simplified Certificate;
  • Preparation, Transcript and Registration of Company Books;
  • Opening of General Warehouses.

LEGAL REPRESENTATION

The Brazilian Legislation, especially in Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of Normative Instruction No. 1,863/2018 of the Federal Revenue of Brazil (RFB), establishes that Foreign Companies with subsidiaries in Brazil and owning assets and rights in the country need a legal representative constituted and domiciled in Brazil to legally represent them.

The Brazilian resident legal representative must have express powers to act on behalf of the Foreign Corporations, such as Powers to manage the assets and rights of the entity in the country;

  • Represent the Foreign Corporation before the Brazilian Internal Revenue;
  • Service and resolve any questions related to the operation in Brazil;
  • Represent the Foreign Corporation before Banks, Municipal, State and Government Agencies; and;
  • Capacity to receive a summons in lawsuits on behalf of the Foreign Corporation.

In light of this, Lotti & Araújo Law Firm has in its service line the representation of Foreign Corporations in Brazil and other management positions such as administrator, director, and board member for Brazilian companies. We also encompass the legal representation of natural/physical persons associated with our foreign clients. Our work is complete and we are directly involved in local operations of our clients, mainly in their day-to-day activities.

Furthermore, we highlighting that appointed legal representatives receive strategic and confidential information about the company’s operations in Brazil, in direct connection with the position of the legal representative or administrator to be occupied. Therefore, it is fundamental that foreign companies seek the right professionals, reliable and above all, prepared for the high level of demand of the function.

Lotti & Araújo Law Firm is available to offer its clients quality representation, to advise, and to promote a personalized follow-up of their business.

SHELF-OWNED COMPANIES

Shelf Company is characterized by a company that contains the basic registrations necessary for the beginning of its activity.

Types of Company available:

  • Shelf LTDA;
  • Shelf S/A.

Both companies have the corporate purpose of Holdings and have the usual registrations of a Company, such as Registration with the JUCESP, CNPJ, Municipal Registration, INSS, FGTS and Employers Union.

FEDERAL REVENUE

  • Registration/Amendments of a Company with the CNPJ;
  • Registration of Individuals;
  • Regularization of outstanding registration or tax issues;
  • Follow-up of Administrative Proceedings
  • Pre-Inquiry of Debts/Full Inquiry of Debts
  • Write-off of Registration.

NOTARY’S OFFICE

  • Acknowledgement of Signatures by Similarity and Authenticity;
  • Power of Attorney by Public Instrument;
  • 2nd copy of Documents;
  • Simple copies.
  • Authenticated copies.

REGISTRY OFFICE OF TITLES AND DOCUMENTS

  • Certificate of Entire Content;
  • Certificate of Brief Relato;
  • Registration of Documents;
  • Notifications.

FISCAL

  • Negative of the INSS;
  • Regularity of FGTS status;
  • Federal Taxes and Contributions / Federal Active Debt;
  • State Finance Department;
  • Municipal Treasury Department.

REAL ESTATE

  • Property and Vintenary Property;
  • Negative IPTU (property tax);
  • Venal Value Certificate;
  • Search in the Land Registry Offices;
  • Request for Exemption from ITBI;
  • Registration of documents at the Land Registry Office.

JUDICIAL

  • Protest Office/Integer of Protests
  • Civil Register / Tax Enforcement Offices
  • Criminal Court/Distributors/Criminal Executions
  • Civil registry;
  • Explanatory;
  • Federal Justice
  • Labor Justice;
  • Criminal records of the Federal Police and the Department of Public Safety;
  • Certificates from the Consumer Justice Department, Labor Justice Department and Environmental Justice Department.

LICENSES AND COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES

  • Fire Department Inspection Certificate;
  • Complete assistance in case management before PROCON (Consumer Protection and Defense Foundation);
  • Authorization for Issuance of Fiscal Books;
  • Obtainment of Municipal Operating Licenses;
  • Search for Credit Restriction
  • Legalization of Documents at Consulates;
  • Publication in Newspapers;
  • Documents for Foreigners.

CENTRAL BANK

  • Census of Foreign Capital in Brazil;
  • RDE-ROF (Register of Financial Operations);
  • RDE-IED (Foreign Direct Investment);
  • Accreditation in SISBACEN.

MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATES (PUBLIC BIDS)

The maintenance of certificates encompasses the periodical obtaining of all certificates issued by the various Public Power bodies to allow the client, at any time, to prove the regularity of its Company.


This regularity is important for contracting with the Public Administration, participating in Tenders, signing Contracts pertinent to works, services, including Advertising, Purchases, Disposals and Rentals in the scope of the powers of the Union, the States, the Federal District and the Municipalities.

SPECIAL REGISTRATIONS

  • Regional Councils or Specific Organs;
  • Registration with INSS, FGTS, State, Municipal, Ministry of Labor;
  • Registration with Trade Unions;
  • Registration of Exporter and/or Importer with Siscomex;
  • Registration of Controlled Products (Federal Police, Civilian and Army);
  • SICAF registration;
  • Registration on ComprasNet and e-bidding.

FOREIGNER REGISTRATION (VISA AND RESIDENCE)

Visa request/residence in Brazil; (temporary and definitive residence, work, investment, family reunion, athletes etc.)

  • Obtainment of National Foreigner Registration – RNE;
  • Obtainment of Employment Record Card and Social Security Card – CTPS;
  • Obtainment of Criminal Record Certificate.

PERSONALIZED SERVICES

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