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Bidding on tenders in Brazil.
How public procurement works in Brazil — registration, eligibility, bid security and submission — checked against the official rules.
Bidding
How to bid for public contracts in Brazil
How Brazilian public procurement (licitações) works in 2026 under Lei 14.133/2021: the PNCP national portal, pregão eletrônico and the other procedures, the 2026 direct-award values, minimum bid periods, SICAF registration for foreign companies, guarantees, small-business and national preferences, appeals and payment, the EU–Mercosur agreement, and what Indian companies can expect.
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How a foreign company registers in SICAF and bids in Brazil, step by step
A step-by-step guide for foreign companies to Brazil's federal supplier register (SICAF) and Compras.gov.br in 2026: the foreign-supplier login with no CPF or gov.br account, the six registration levels, the legal representative in Brazil, translations and apostilles by country, bidding in a pregão eletrônico, private platforms, and what to expect on taxes and payment after you win.
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How EU companies can bid for Brazilian government contracts under the EU–Mercosur agreement
What the EU–Mercosur interim trade agreement, applied by Brazil since 1 May 2026, gives EU companies in Brazilian public procurement: the federal bodies and 20 states plus the Federal District covered, thresholds (SDR 216,000 goods and services, SDR 8 million works), the services positive list, exclusions (SUS, municipalities, state companies), the protection for EU-owned Brazilian subsidiaries across all procurement, 40-day tender periods, the 10-day challenge right, and the preference margins and offsets Brazil keeps.
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Brazilian public procurement glossary: licitação terms explained in English
Plain-English definitions of the Portuguese terms you meet in Brazilian public tenders in 2026: pregão eletrônico, concorrência, dispensa, inexigibilidade, edital, habilitação, ata de registro de preços, SICAF, PNCP, ME/EPP, margem de preferência, garantia, recurso and more, under Lei 14.133/2021.
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