The Special Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil ( pt, Secretaria Especial da Receita Federal do Brasil), most commonly referred to as (RFB) is the Brazilian federal

revenue service A revenue service, revenue agency or taxation authority is a government agency responsible for the intake of government revenue, including taxes and sometimes non-tax revenue. Depending on the jurisdiction, revenue services may be charged with ...

agency and a secretariat of the

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. The bureau has the role of administrating

tax collection A revenue service, revenue agency or taxation authority is a government agency responsible for the intake of government revenue, including taxes and sometimes non-tax revenue. Depending on the jurisdiction, revenue services may be charged with ...

and the customs of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. It also controls noncompliance, smuggling,

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and drug trafficking.

References

Executive branch of Brazil Revenue services Government ministries of Brazil Customs services {{Brazil-gov-stub