PEO in Brazil

Reduce your OPEX with our Professional Employer Organization in Brazil. Hire, pay, and manage your tech workers and contractors with GEOR’s local experts.

Adoppler
Black Beacon
Pebble Post
MediaMath
BBG
Natify
Savveo
Pluto TV
Rubicon Project
Trusted Insight
Traveling Spoon

Effortless HR and payroll for Brazil

15+ years of managing global distributed IT teams—now, helping you build a tech team without legal and logistical barriers in Brazil.

  • Choose a trusted partner for payroll, benefits, and HR management.
  • Reduce operational costs with outsourced HR solutions.
  • Accelerate hiring and onboarding—10x faster with full legal adherence assurance.
  • Dedicated experts for operations and market entry assistance.

Thriving Brazilian tech sector

Brazil dominates Latin America’s tech scene, with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro driving innovation and digital expansion. Recife excels in software development and R&D, attracting global firms with specialized talent. Government incentives, from tax breaks to funding programs, fuel IT sector growth. A thriving startup ecosystem and multiple unicorns make this country a prime market for tech-driven businesses.

Why a PEO in Brazil?

A professional employer organization in Brazil accelerates market entry and simplifies workforce management for software companies. Acting as your co-employer, a PEO manages onboarding, payroll, benefits, and taxes, ensuring alignment across multiple jurisdictions. It eliminates legal complexities and operational slowdowns, providing a streamlined path to building high-performing teams.

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GEOR

Do you have employees or contractors in Brazil?

Let us help you with HR and payroll.

Employment challenges across Brazil

Expanding an IT company across Brazil comes with regional complexities that require expert navigation across the country’s diverse legal landscape.

Slow onboarding

CLT employment can take months due to labor laws and approval delays, while PEO-led hiring completes the hire in just one week.

High employer tax burden

Payroll taxes, including INSS, FGTS, PIS/COFINS, and IRRF, can reach 70% of salaries, making Brazil one of Latin America’s costliest hiring markets.

Worker classification risks

Misclassifying talent as PJ contractors instead of CLT employees can trigger back payments of taxes, fines, benefits reimbursements, and lawsuits.

Cross-border payments

Brazil’s foreign exchange controls and currency volatility complicate salary transfers, increasing regulatory hurdles and administrative costs for international payroll management.

Strict payroll reporting

The country’s eSocial system requires precise payroll submissions. Late or incorrect filings result in audits, penalties, and administrative bottlenecks.

Complex termination rules

CLT termination laws mandate severance pay, prior notice, and FGTS fines, making layoffs legally sensitive and financially burdensome for employers.

IT PEO in Brazil

GEOR offers comprehensive professional employer organization services in Brazil, incorporating tech-specific employment and management expertise nationwide.

Payroll and withholdings

  • Payroll tax compliance, covering federal and state obligations under Brazil’s labor and tax framework.
  • Comprehensive tax withholdings, including INSS, FGTS, PIS/COFINS, IRRF, and state-specific deductions.
  • Automated payroll tracking, ensuring accurate salary and overtime, adhering to wage transparency laws.
  • Equity compensation management, handling stock option taxation and employee profit-sharing (PLR).
  • Worker classification audits, preventing misclassification risks between CLT employees and PJ contractors.

Secure data and payments

  • LGPD-protected systems with encrypted data handling, keeping information safe and confidential.
  • Automated payroll integration with ERP, HRIS, and accounting platforms.
  • Real-time workers’ reporting, simplifying audits, eSocial submissions, and regulatory filings.

Benefits administration

  • Full benefits packages, including private health insurance, meal vouchers (VR/VA), transportation assistance (VT), FGTS contributions, and childcare reimbursements.
  • Automated attendance tracking, covering public holidays, paid vacations, and CLT-mandated leave.
  • Severance and offboarding, ensuring required notice periods, FGTS penalties, and legally mandated payouts.
  • Mandatory benefits administration, covering 13th salary, parental leave, medical leave, and state-specific protections.

Employee management assistance

  • Effortless contractor-to-employee transitions, fully aligned with Brazilian labor laws.
  • Remote payroll handled, ensuring accurate tax deductions and benefits for distributed personnel.
  • Employee registration and risk mitigation, ensuring adherence to federal regulations and NR standards.
  • Visa and relocation support, handling work permits and expatriate tax requirements.

Operations and market entry support

  • Infrastructure setup for market expansion, enabling hiring with an established legal entity.
  • Scale seamlessly in Brazil with our unique database of 90,000+ pre-qualified candidates.
  • Strategic entry planning, assisting businesses in validating market opportunities before full-scale expansion.

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Supplier

ISO
9001 : 2015
Quality Management
27001 : 2022
Information Security
45001 : 2018
Occupational Health and Safety

Simplify hiring in Brazil

Let GEOR handle your Brazilian software engineering HR, payroll, and employee and contractor management with precision. Our tech-focused PEO services ensure seamless operations, full compliance, and effortless scalability across the country.

Client Feedback

Stephen Smith
Stephen Smith
Co-Founder and CEO
NOCD

Everything was smooth, each week was full pipeline in order to conduct interviews non-stop. We are very grateful to the team that worked with us, and we wish the same results in other projects.

Alexis Bogan
Alexis Bogan
Manager
Calicraft

With a mission to make the world a kinder place, Calicraft relies on GEOR’s temporary workforce solutions to streamline their human resources operations and foster a supportive work environment.

Greg Tearne
Greg Tearne
Chief Executive Officer
Altapac Group

They go above and beyond with their service delivery. My initial expectations have not only been met but exceeded to a level I didn’t think possible.

Patrik Hansson
Patrik Hansson
Chief Product Officer
Fimento

They understood our needs. They guided us from the start, they explained everything and shared their insights on the market and finally they provided results faster than we expected.

David C Peterson
David C Peterson
CTO
PebblePost

The GEOR team was essentially an extension of our team. They found highly skilled engineers to manage core project goals, supporting the development of a scalable and reliable platform.

Jim Darter
Jim Darter
President
Sandpiper Hospitality

I love the fact that they are always ready to help and put a lot of effort into every aspect of their work. GEOR was helping source, review and iterate candidates suited for our roles

JJ Garofalo
JJ Garofalo
Chief Executive Officer
Legal Resources

They did a great job! Plan to use them in the future for more hiring. I like how they ask a lot of questions about what we needed, and then followed up quickly with results.

Brazil’s best PEO for tech

Whether you’re launching a lean startup or managing a large-scale engineering operation, GEOR ensures effective workforce and operations management in Brazil. From payroll and benefits to employment and legal setup, we handle every HR and operational detail—eliminating administrative burdens and reducing risks. No tax complications, no legal hurdles—just expert-driven payroll, hiring, and market entry support. With GEOR as your PEO in Brazil, you focus on growth while we take care of the rest.

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Let us handle the fine print

While you focus on the big picture.

FAQs

How can companies reduce administrative and operational overhead in Brazil?

Our PEO model removes costs associated with the local HR department, legal advisors, payroll specialists, and complex labor law management—reducing overhead while ensuring efficient operations.

How can businesses mitigate Brazilian payroll and penalty risks?

Partnering with a PEO eliminates the need for employee registration, tax withholdings, and benefits administration, preventing fines and payroll errors.

How does GEOR support fast-growing companies in Brazil?

Our PEO solutions scale with your business, providing automated payments and deductions’ processing as well as seamless employee hire. Whether you’re hiring 1 or more engineers across the country, PEO helps avoid costly delays associated with the traditional employment system.

Which industries benefit most from PEO services in Brazil?

GEOR specializes in technology-driven industries, including IT, FinTech, SaaS, e-commerce, AI, AdTech, and EdTech, and digital media. We also provide tailored solutions for finance, consulting, healthcare, and professional services.

Can PEO services help my company comply with Brazil’s labor laws?

Yes. We ensure compliance with CLT (Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho) and state-specific labor laws, covering wage regulations, paid leave, tax reporting, and termination policies across all the tech hubs.

Can GEOR manage payroll for remote and hybrid teams in Brazil?

We handle paychecks, deductions, and social security contributions, for remote and hybrid staff, ensuring adherence to Brazil’s laws.

How does GEOR prevent contractor misclassification risks in Brazil?

We structure contracts accurately and classify workers properly, ensuring IT professionals meet CLT or PJ criteria—preventing fines, legal disputes and reclassification by labor courts (Justiça do Trabalho).

What employee benefits does GEOR offer to attract and retain Brazilian talent?

GEOR provides competitive benefits, including 13th salary (Décimo terceiro salário), private health insurance, meal vouchers (VR – Vale Refeição) /VA – Vale Alimentação), transportation assistance (VT – Vale Transporte), FGTS (Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço) contributions, and flexible perks tailored for Brazilian tech professionals.

Can GEOR assist with employee termination and severance in Brazil?

Yes. We can help you with termination processes, severance pay (FGTS fines), and final paycheck compliance, ensuring full adherence to Brazil’s labor laws.

What is the difference between PEO and EOR services in Brazil?

GEOR’s professional employer organization services support companies with a registered entity in Brazil and hires employees and contractors for them. Our Employer of Record provides operations and market entry assistance for businesses without a local entity and acts as the legal employer.