Brazil’s Congress has approved the amending protocol to the Brazil-Sweden Income Tax Treaty (1975) through Legislative Decree No. 167/2025 on 5 May 2025.

The legislative Decree No. 167/2025  was published in the Official Gazette No. 83 on 6 May 2025.

Signed on 19 March 2019,  the protocol updates the treaty to meet minimum BEPS standards and introduces other changes. The income tax treaty promotes information exchange, prevents double taxation, and combats tax evasion and avoidance.

Earlier, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies approved an amending protocol with Sweden on 26 November 2024.