Are you risking 4x salary fines hiring in Brazil?

4X

Without a CNPJ, you can’t legally register employees in Brazil. Courts use the primacy of facts: subordination + pay = full employee, regardless of contract.

Can I hire Brazilians as PJ contractors?

DICA

✓ Register on eSocial before day 1 ✓ Use EOR or open a subsidiary ✓ Never misclassify as PJ

✗ I can hire as a contractor and avoid all labour costs.

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