EU representative for Brazilian companies

Why companies in Brazil need an EU representative

Article 27 GDPR applies based on what you do, not where you are incorporated. If your company offers goods or services to people in the EU, or monitors their behaviour, you need a representative established in the EU — regardless of your home jurisdiction. The full rules are covered in our EU GDPR representative guide.

For Brazilian businesses this is rarely optional: serving the EU market almost always crosses the Article 27 threshold. Usantis gives you a real EU representative — a physical EU address, a named representative, and DSAR handling — without you opening an EU entity.

Specific challenges for Brazilian businesses

• The LGPD overlaps with the GDPR but is enforced separately
• Brazil–Portugal ties amplify the EU customer base
• No EU adequacy decision yet — SCCs are typically needed

Regulatory context

Relevant frameworks and decisions Brazilian companies tend to encounter:

Industries we represent from Brazil

We act for Brazilian companies across sectors — most commonly:

Billing & tax

EU B2B with a VAT-ID uses reverse charge; Brazilian taxes (which are complex) apply locally and EU VAT to EU customers. Brazilian taxation usually warrants local advice.

Support & time zones

A roughly four-hour difference from CET, with a workable morning-to-afternoon overlap.

Frequently asked questions