licenciamento zero
Published 5 November 2026, 22:39
licenciamento zero (zero licensing)
A procedure under which many shops and services can open without applying for a permit: the owner notifies the authorities through a single online portal, opens and starts trading, and the inspection comes later. The idea is that a business should not sit idle for months waiting for a piece of paper.
Where you come across it. Opening a small shop, a café, a hairdresser's or a workshop; using space on the pavement for tables and a sign.
"No permit needed" does not mean "no rules": the inspection comes after opening, and it is the business, already up and running, that will have to answer for any breach.