Private Ruling 88/2017, released in the Official Gazette on 31 January 2017 regarding the tax treatment of exchange of shares transactions in Brazil. This public ruling imposes on non-resident shareholders.
According to the rule, 15% income tax rate imposes when non-resident shareholders obtain capital gains from the transactions. Generally, capital gains signify the positive difference between the value of the shares that received by the shareholders.
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