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ARTICLE · 12 MAY 2011

Foreign Equity Investments In Microfinance Institutions In Brazil*

A Brazilian Microfinance Institution (MFI) must be set up as a Sociedade de Crédito ao Microempreendedor e à Empresa de Pequeno Porte (SCMEPP), a company governed by CMN Resolution nº 3.567, of May 29, 2008, issued by the Brazilian Monetary Council (Conselho Monetário Nacional - CMN), which is a legal entity subject to the authorization and supervision of the Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil - Bacen).

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A Brazilian Microfinance Institution (MFI) must be set up as a Sociedade de Crédito ao Microempreendedor e à Empresa de Pequeno Porte (SCMEPP), a company governed by CMN Resolution nº 3.567, of May 29, 2008, issued by the Brazilian Monetary Council (Conselho Monetário Nacional - CMN), which is a legal entity subject to the authorization and supervision of the Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil - Bacen).

This type of company can be incorporated either in the form of a closely-held company (companhia fechada), pursuant to the terms of the Brazilian Corporation Law (Law nº 6.404, of December 15, 1976, as subsequently amended), or as a limited liability company (sociedade limitada).

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