Nabuco Advisory
Latin America. Two primary markets. One practice that has worked in all of them.
Where We Work
Nabuco Advisory operates where European companies most consistently encounter the gap between their assumptions and the local reality. These are not markets that can be navigated with standard European frameworks, generalist consultants, or translated templates.
Each market below is one where Nabuco Advisory brings direct experience — in the legal framework, the regulatory environment, the cultural dynamics, and the local partner network needed to move from intention to execution.
"Knowing the destination is not enough.
What matters is understanding what lies between here and there."
South America's largest economy — and its most complex legal landscape
The Netherlands is Brazil's fourth largest export destination globally. Total bilateral trade reached €15 billion in 2023, concentrated in commodities, raw materials, and agri-business. Yet most Dutch companies enter without a legal guide who understands Brazilian corporate law, environmental licensing, and the regulatory realities of São Paulo, Mato Grosso, or the Amazon basin.
Brazil has its own bar association, its own contract law framework, its own foreign investment rules, and its own environmental licensing system — none of which map cleanly onto European equivalents. Navigating it requires someone who has worked inside it.
Established jurisdictions for regional holding structures
Uruguay and Panama have long served as preferred jurisdictions for international holding companies, offering political stability and well-established corporate frameworks. For Dutch companies structuring investments across Latin America, these jurisdictions often provide an efficient legal entry point, coordinated with specialist tax advisors where fiscal structuring is required.
How We Help
Services are calibrated to what each market actually requires — not a standard menu applied uniformly.
OAB/SP-admitted. Direct experience in the energy sector and corporate transitions. Environmental licensing guidance, foreign investment structuring, contract review under Brazilian law. Training on the five mistakes Dutch companies make entering Brazil.
Market entry guidance and legal structuring for international holding companies, coordinated with specialist tax advisors where fiscal structuring is required. Not a tax advisory service in itself, but the legal architecture behind it.
Your Market
Whether you are entering a market for the first time or managing an existing position, the conversation starts the same way — with an honest assessment of what you need to know before you commit.
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