Sebrae or Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas (Portuguese: ''Brazilian Micro and Small Enterprises' Support Service''), is a Brazilian autonomous social institution part of the

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whose aim is to foster the development of

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and

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, stimulating entrepreneurship in the country . Founded in 1972 with the name of Cebrae (Centro Brasileiro de Apoio à Pequena e Média Empresa), it was an entity associated with the

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. In October 1990, it was renamed Sebrae (Serviço Brasileiro de apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas), detaching itself from public administration and becoming an autonomous, non-profit social service. Sebrae's current chairman is

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. The president of its National Deliberative Council is Roberto Simões.

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