These were the main activities carried out by ETCO throughout 2019: JANUARY 2019 • Participation in the 13th Parliamentary Meeting on Intelligence and Border Security, in Paraguay.

Since 2003, when it was founded, ETCO has participated in several projects that have contributed to improving the business environment in the country. See some of the main ones. ELECTRONIC INVOICE:

Among the projects developed by the Communication area, the main highlights of 2019 were the following: Record of audience and new sections on the website The ETCO portal on the internet gained new

The Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) announced in December the companies approved in the 2018-2019 edition of Pró-Ética, a project that assesses the implementation of integrity measures and policies in

An important advance in the fight against the illegal market in the country was the inauguration, in December, of the Integrated Border Operations Center (Ciof), in Foz do Iguaçu (PR). It is a project that

A partnership between ETCO and the Brazilian Institute of Economics of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Ibre / FGV) follows the evolution of the informal market in the country since 2003 through the Economy index

In 2019, ETCO expanded its international operations through contacts with authorities from different countries and through meetings on topics related to the Institute's activities, especially the

ETCO initiated in 2019 a project to contribute in the search for solutions to conflicts between the tax authorities and taxpayers. In this sense, the Institute hired the consultancy EY (Ernst &

Speakers were divided in relation to the proposals that are under discussion Congress

Event held by ETCO brought together some of the largest tax experts in the country

Brazil has one of the most complicated tax systems in the world. The latest edition of the World Bank's Doing Business report, released in October 2019, showed the country once again in the

Founded in 2003, ETCO-Brazilian Institute of Ethics in Competition is a Civil Society Organization of Public Interest that promotes integrity in the business environment. We believe that

ETCO has two main councils that guide its activities. The Advisory Council, chaired by tax expert Evarardo Maciel, includes big names in the business sector, lawyers,

According to the understanding that was being adopted by the Brazilian courts, companies that report their sales to the tax authorities, but do not pay taxes, could be sued in the civil sphere, but not in the

The illegal market represented by practices such as smuggling, piracy and counterfeiting of products harms Brazil in several ways. Compromises the businesses of companies that operate within the law,