Inherited properties, bank accounts, or business shares in Brazil? File the probate (*Inventário*), optimize state inheritance taxes (ITCMD), and transfer assets completely remotely.
Delaying the legal transfer of Brazilian inheritance assets leads to heavy financial penalties and structural risks.
Under Brazilian law, you must open probate within 60 days of the deceased's passing. Failing to meet this short deadline triggers a state tax penalty (up to 20% surcharge) on the final calculated inheritance tax.
Until probate is formally closed, all bank accounts, corporate stock portfolios, and real estate remain frozen under the deceased's name. You cannot legally sell, rent, transfer, or manage any of these assets.
Properties left in legal limbo are prime targets for illegal occupation (squatters) or local municipal property tax (IPTU) debt foreclosures. Years of neglect can lead to adverse possession claims (*Usucapião*).
We represent you in all local courts, registries, and banks to register and transfer your assets:
We trace the deceased's property deeds, bank balances, and company registrations in Brazil, evaluating existing tax liabilities or unpaid debts.
We structure the asset division and file the state tax declarations, optimizing evaluations to legal minimums to reduce your inheritance tax bill.
We execute the final probate deed (remote POA) at a notary public or court, register your name on property deeds, and coordinate Central Bank funds transfers.
Resolving inheritance matters in Brazil does not have to take years. At Brazil Legal Group, we evaluate the estate to utilize the fastest path available under Brazilian law:
If all heirs agree on the division, are above 18 years of age, mentally capable, and the deceased left no registered will, we can process the entire probate at a Notary Public. This avoids the court system entirely, reducing resolution time to approximately 30 to 60 days.
Once assets (such as bank balances or real estate sales proceeds) are regularized in your name, transferring those funds out of Brazil requires compliance with Central Bank regulations. We structure the remittance pathways, declare the transactions correctly, and coordinate with specialized brokers to avoid high bank spreads.
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