Brazil Country Analysis Report analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Brazil. The report provides a holistic view of the country from historical, current and future perspectives. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats/risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.

Uses of Country Analysis Reports:

Understanding gained from country profiles can be used to plan business investment or market entry in a particular country. The insights provide ideas about key business opportunities. The profiles also provide an overview of the legal and regulatory framework to start or operate a business in the country. Typical uses of each PESTLE segment are:
• Political section provides understanding about the political system and key figures relevant to business in the country and governance indicators.
• Economic section deals with the economic story of a country that provides a balanced assessment of significant macro-economic issues.
• Social section enables understanding of customer demographics through income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario.
• Technological section provides strategic information on technology and telecom, technological laws and policies, technological gaps, patents and opportunity sectors in the country.
• Legal section provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, laws to start a new business and the tax regime.
• Environmental section provides information on the country’s performance on environmental indicators and policies.

Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Key facts and geographic location 9
Key facts 9
Geographical location 10
PESTLE analysis 11
Summary 11
Political analysis 13
Economic analysis 17
Social analysis 21
Technology analysis 25
Legal analysis 28
Environmental analysis 32
Political landscape 36
Summary 36
Evolution 36
Structure and policies 39
Performance 44
Outlook 45
Economic landscape 47
Summary 47
Evolution 47
Structure and policies 49
Performance 53
Outlook 63
Social landscape 64
Summary 64
Evolution 64
Structure and policies 66
Performance 69
Outlook 71
Technological landscape 72
Summary 72
Evolution 72
Structure and policies 73
Performance 74
Outlook 78
Legal landscape 79
Summary 79
Evolution 79
Structure and policies 79
Performance 85
Outlook 86
Environmental landscape 87
Summary 87
Evolution 87
Structure and policies 87
Performance 90
Outlook 92
APPENDIX 94
Ask the analyst 94
Datamonitor consulting 94
Disclaimer 94

TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of Brazil 10
Figure 2: Brazil – political events timeline 37
Figure 3: Brazil – key political figures 39
Figure 4: Composition of Chamber of Deputies, 2009 42
Figure 5: Evolution of Brazilian economy, 1990–2008 48
Figure 6: Market capitalization of BOVESPA, 2001–08 51
Figure 7: GDP and GDP growth rate in Brazil, 2003–2013 53
Figure 8: Composition of GDP by sector in Brazil, 2008 54
Figure 9: Brazil’s agricultural output, 2001–08 55
Figure 10: Brazil’s industrial output, 2001–08 56
Figure 11: Brazil’s services output, 2001–08 57
Figure 12: Brazil – export, import and total trade, 2000–07 59
Figure 13: Brazil – FDI inflows , 2001–08 60
Figure 14: Consumer price index and CPI-based inflation in Brazil, 2002–2012 62
Figure 15: Unemployment levels in Brazil, 2000–12 63
Figure 16: Brazil – composition of religion 66
Figure 17: Brazil’s total expenditure on healthcare, 2003–08 70
Figure 18: Brazil’s educational expenditure, 2003–08 71
Figure 19: Telecommunications market growth in Brazil, 2002–12 75
Figure 20: Internet user base in Brazil, 2002–12 76
Figure 21: Brazil – number of R&D personnel, 1995–2007 78
Figure 22: Carbon fuel usage in Brazil, 2002–12 91
Figure 23: Carbon dioxide emissions in Brazil, 2002–12 92

TABLES
Table 1: Brazil – key fundamentals 4
Table 2: Brazil – key facts 9
Table 3: Analysis of Brazil’s political landscape 13
Table 4: Analysis of Brazil’s economy 17
Table 5: Analysis of Brazil’s social system 21
Table 6: Analysis of Brazil’s technology landscape 25
Table 7: Analysis of Brazil’s legal landscape 28
Table 8: Analysis of Brazil’s environmental landscape 32