The delivery of the source codes and technical documentation of the BI NF-e System - or Business Intelligence System based on Electronic Invoices - to 14 Finance Departments was just the beginning of a work whose main goal is the effective implementation of the system in all the states of the country. Since the beginning of August, an ETCO delegation has visited State Finance Secretariats with the objective of establishing partnerships and mobilizing the states to adopt not only the BI NF-e, but also other control tools such as Sicobe - for the soft drink industry - and Scorpios - for the cigarette industry.

On August 11, the Finance Secretary of Pará, José Tostes Neto; the assistant secretary of Revenue, Nilo Rendeiro de Noronha and the coordinator of the Fazendária School, Maria de Nazaré Arruda, received ETCO executive president Roberto Abdenur and Everardo Maciel, member of the Advisory Board. The main focus of the meeting was the development of actions aimed at combating tax-related offenses and the free offer to the State of NF-e BI.

On the occasion, Tostes Neto stated: “we identified a great potential for work in the tool offered. The State Government and ETCO will sign a cooperation agreement and as soon as possible the software must be added to the secretariat's computer system ”.

On the 15th, it was the turn of the São Paulo Finance Secretary, Andrea Calabi, to receive Abdenur's visit. The secretary said that the State already has a tool similar to BI, but was interested in comparing them.

Also in August, on the 17th, the president of ETCO and Everardo Maciel went to Paraná, accompanied by Paulo Ayres and Antonio Totaro Neto, representing two sectorial chambers of the Institute. The four were received by the Finance Secretary Luiz Carlos Hauly, at a meeting in which possible partnerships were discussed in the development of actions aimed at combating tax evasion in the State, including the implementation of the BI NF-e, a system of combat applied to the Nota Fiscal Electronics, delivered free of charge by ETCO to the State, during an event held in April in Espírito Santo.

On the last visit, on September 6, Roberto Abdenur went to Belo Horizonte accompanied by Cesar Guimarães and Amaury de Azevedo, representing two sectorial chambers of the Institute. The three were received by the Finance Secretary Leonardo Colombini, by the State Revenue Undersecretary Gilberto Silva Ramos and advisers. ETCO representatives were able to explain the alternatives and tools that can be adopted by the State to contain tax evasion and expand control over the application of tax laws.