🇧🇷Brazil

Direito de Sequência Não Coletado (Resale Royalty Non-Compliance)

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Definition

Brazilian Copyright Law grants artists a resale royalty right (direito de sequência): 5% of the profit from artwork resales. Search result [2] confirms: 'In reality, the resale right is rarely paid to artists or collected by sellers in Brazil.' The law exists but is unenforced due to: (1) sellers lacking purchase price documentation to calculate gain; (2) no mandatory collection mechanism; (3) private negotiations often result in 1-3% instead of statutory 5%; (4) AUTVIS (artist association) has no enforcement power. Result [5] cites a landmark 2009 case where Candido Portinari's son had to litigate to collect resale rights, proving systemic non-compliance.

Key Findings

  • Financial Impact: Unquantified in sources. LOGIC estimate: If Brazilian art secondary market generates R$ 2-5 billion annually (typical LATAM market size), and 30-50% of sales involve price increases, uncollected resale royalties = R$ 30-125 million annually at statutory 5% rate.
  • Frequency: Per artwork resale; ongoing market loss
  • Root Cause: Weak enforcement + lack of provenance documentation + no mandatory collection mechanism + private negotiation gaps

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Brazilian visual artists lose millions annually in uncollected resale royalties due to lack of enforcement infrastructure. Systemic digitization of artwork provenance and automated royalty calculation at point-of-sale (galleries, auctions) recovers this revenue.

Affected Stakeholders

Visual artists, Artist heirs/estates, Galleries, Auctioneers

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Methodology & Sources

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Related Business Risks

Royalties Internacionais Perdidas (Streaming e Micro-Sync)

Unquantified in sources but described as systematic loss. Typical estimated loss: 20-40% of potential international streaming royalties for artists without publishing administrator coverage (LOGIC estimate based on global market fragmentation).

Atraso de Pagamento de Royalties (Distribution Chain Friction)

Unquantified in sources. LOGIC estimate: For mid-tier Brazilian artist with R$ 100,000/month royalties, 60-day payment lag = R$ 100,000 × 60 days ÷ 30 days = R$ 200,000 in perpetual working capital drag. Industry-standard impact: 2-5% annual interest cost on delayed receivables.

Erro de Distribuição Entre Composição e Gravação (Publishing Split Calculation)

Unquantified in sources. LOGIC estimate: For every 1,000 songs registered with ECAD, 50-100 have split metadata errors (5-10% error rate typical in music metadata). Average royalty per song R$ 5,000/year → R$ 250,000 - R$ 500,000 annual leak per 1,000-song catalog.

Triplicação da Tributação de Direitos Autorais (MP 690/2015)

R$ 16,000–R$ 24,000 per R$ 100,000 in annual royalty income (24% combined IRPJ+CSLL rate applied to additional R$ 68,000 of exposed base); or ~16–24% of gross revenue for copyright-dependent income streams.

Aumento da Alíquota de IVA em Comercialização de Obras de Arte (Lei 214/2024)

R$ 1,620–R$ 2,700 per R$ 10,000 in direct artwork sales (vs. pre-2024 treatment); or 16–27% of revenue for high-volume gallery operations. For a gallery with R$ 500,000 annual direct sales, potential loss = R$ 80,000–R$ 135,000 in additional taxes.

Mecanismo de Dedução 70% sem Garantia de Destinação em Taxa de Streaming (PL Streaming)

Estimated R$ 40–80 million annually in forgone centralized cultural funding (assuming streaming market in Brazil generates ~R$ 2.5–3 billion gross; 3% Condecine = ~R$ 75–90 million; 70% deduction = R$ 52–63 million foregone vs. centralized pool). Per independent artist: R$ 0–50,000 in grants (depending on whether platform invests in their work).

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