On May 14, the Weifang-Brazil Trade and Investment Opportunities Sharing Conference was successfully held in the Weifang Municipal Government Office Building. This event was hosted by Weifang Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Weifang International Chamber of Commerce. Representatives of nearly 40 companies in the city gathered together to discuss new paths to open up the Brazilian market and seek new business opportunities for two-way development.
Meng Xiangtao, Party Secretary and President of Weifang Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Wang Nan, head of Brazil Yisi Group China, Liu Rentang, equity partner of Jingsh Law Firm, head of the São Paulo Cooperation Office of Jingsh Law Firm, and legal counsel of Brazil Yisi Group China, deputy director of the Foreign Legal Service Center of Jingsh Law Firm (National) Youth Working Committee, Jingshi Law Firm Ba Li Ying, co-founder of the West St. Paul Cooperation Office, Gao Zhanpeng, director of the Jingsh Weifang Branch, and Pan Meichen, executive director of the Business Development and Cooperation Center of the Youth Working Committee of Jingsh Law Firm (National) and director of the Management Committee of the Jingsh Weifang Branch, attended the event. Based on their professional advantages in foreign-related legal services, they provided compliance guidance and practical advice to participating companies.
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Under the strategic opportunity of the continued warming of economic and trade exchanges between the two countries, this s haring session closely follows the actual needs of enterprises in overseas development, and the agenda is compact and pragmatic. Meng Xiangtao, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Weifang Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said in his speech that Brazil, as the largest economy in Latin America, has a vast market space and strong industrial complementarity, and is an important breakthrough for Weifang enterprises to expand into the Latin American market. In recent years, the trade between Weifang and Brazil has become increasingly close. In 2025, the city's import and export volume with Brazil reached 14.71 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 55.3%. The complementary advantages of the industries are highlighted and the foundation for cooperation is solid and stable.
Wang Nan, the head of Brazil Yisi Group China, introduced the basic situation of the group. The Brazilian Yisi Group is headquartered in Sao Paulo and has provided localized comprehensive services to more than 400 multinational Chinese-funded enterprises. He systematically analyzed Brazil's macroeconomic situation, federal and state tax systems, labor legal framework and foreign investment access policies, and focused on key aspects of the enterprise registration process such as legal person appointment, paid-in registered capital, and industry license application. Based on recent service cases, he pointed out common risks such as tax compliance and high-frequency labor litigation, helping companies accurately grasp the window period of the Brazilian market.
Liu Rentang, equity partner of Jingsh Law Firm, head of Jingsh Law Firm’s São Paulo Cooperation Office in Brazil, and legal counsel of the Brazil Yisi Group in China, Liu Rentang gave a special sharing on"Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Legal Risks for Chinese Enterprises Going Overseas". He pointed out that with the accelerated reshaping of the international supply chain, Brazil is becoming an important strategic direction for Chinese companies' globalization layout. Faced with Brazil's complex tax structure, labor law system and customs compliance requirements, Chinese-funded enterprises generally face multiple legal challenges such as investment structure design, localized operation management and control, and cross-border dispute resolution. Combining multiple typical cases accumulated since the establishment of the Sao Paulo Cooperation Office in Brazil, he systematically introduced the full-chain service capabilities covering international market access, company registration, tax compliance, labor laws, cross-border dispute resolution, etc., and on-site answered the practical puzzles encountered by business representatives in overseas investment and cross-border operations.
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Since the Weifang City Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Jingshi Law Firm established a strategic cooperative relationship in 2023, the two parties have held many trade and investment sharing sessions, legal practice training for companies going overseas, and other activities, and jointly built a service platform that integrates law, business, and policy in multiple dimensions. Faced with the strategic opportunities of continued deepening of global economic and trade cooperation, Jingshi Law Firm will continue to join hands with the Weifang Council for the Promotion of International Trade, relying on the network layout of 40 overseas cooperation offices around the world, to provide professional legal services to protect enterprises' steady overseas expansion, continue to promote the integration of law and business, and help Weifang enterprises expand new space for international development.
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