| ABDI | Industrial Development Agency |
| ABGF | Brazilian Guarantees Agency |
| ALI | Local Innovation Agents |
| ALMP | Active Labour Market Policy |
| ANPROTEC | Brazilian Association of Science Parks, Incubators and Accelerators |
| Apex-Brasil | Trade and Investment Promotion Agency |
| APL | Industry Business Clusters |
| BMP | Brazil More Productive (federal policy) |
| BNDES | National Bank for Economic and Social Development |
| BNDESPAR | BNDES subsidiary (equity participations) |
| BRL | Brazilian Real (national currency) |
| CAMEX | Chamber of Foreign Trade |
| CERNE | Reference Centre for Start-up Support |
| CGSIM | Steering Committee of REDESIM |
| CGSN | Steering Committee of Simples Nacional |
| CIT | Corporate Income Tax |
| CNC | National Trade Confederation |
| CNI | National Industry Confederation |
| CNPJ | National Cadastre of Legal Persons (business registry) |
| CNPq | National Council for Scientific and Technology Development |
| CONFAC | National Trade Facilitation Committee (CAMEX) |
| CRM | Custom Relations Management |
| CVM | Brazilian Securities Commission |
| DREI | Department of Business Registration and Integration |
| DSE | Simplified Export Declaration |
| DUE | Unified Export Declaration |
| ECLAC | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN) |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EMBRAPA | Brazilian Agricultural Research Agency |
| EMBRAPII | Brazilian Agency for Industrial Research and Innovation |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| ESC | Simple Credit Enterprise |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro |
| FAMPE | Guarantee Fund for Micro and Small Enterprises |
| FAT | Worker Support Fund |
| FGE | Export Guarantee Fund |
| FGE | Export Guarantee Fund |
| FGI | Investment Guarantee Fund |
| FGO | Operations Guarantee Fund |
| FGTS | Guarantee Fund of Work Time |
| FGV | Getulio Vargas Foundation (university) |
| FINEP | National Innovation Agency |
| FPMPE | Permanent Forum on Micro and Small Enterprises |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEDI | Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute |
| GEM | Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Research Consortium |
| GTP-APL | Permanent Working Group on Industry Business Clusters |
| GVC | Global Value Chains |
| HGF | High-Growth Firms |
| IBD | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IBGE | National Statistical Office |
| ICMS | State-level Tax on the Sale and Circulation of Goods |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IEL | Euvaldo Lodi Institute |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INPI | National Industrial Property Office |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| IPEA | Applied Economics Research Institute |
| IPI | Federal Tax on Industrial Products |
| ISS | Municipal Tax on Services |
| LAC | Latin American and Caribbean |
| LAVCA | Latin America Venture Capital Association |
| MCTIC | Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication |
| MDIC | Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services |
| MEI | Individual Micro Entrepreneur (policy) |
| MNE | Multinational Enterprises |
| MPE | Micro e Pequena Empresa (micro and small business) |
| MPOG | Ministry of Planning, Development and Management |
| MRE | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| NIT | Technology Innovation Hubs |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PEIEX | Export Qualification Programme |
| PIE | Enterprise Innovation Plan (federal policy) |
| PINTEC | National Innovation Survey |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment (OECD) |
| PMR | Product Market Regulations |
| PNCE | National Programme of Export Culture |
| PNEE | National Programme for Entrepreneurship Education |
| PNI | National Programme of Incubators and Technology Parks |
| PNMPO | National Programme for Productive Microcredit |
| PROCOMPI | Support Programme for the Competitiveness of Micro and Small Enterprises |
| PROEX | Export Financing Programme |
| PROGER | Programme for the Generation of Employment and Income |
| PRONATEC | Vocational Education and Training Policy (former) |
| PSAI | SENAI Programme of Inclusive Actions |
| PSG | SENAC Gratuity Programme |
| PSI | Investment Support Programme (BNDES) |
| REDESIM | Regulation Harmonisation Policy |
| RIA | Regulatory Impact Analysis |
| RME | Women Entrepreneur Network |
| SCE | Export Credit Guarantee |
| SCE/MPME | Export Credit Guarantee for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| SDBS | Structural and Demographic Business Statistics (OECD) |
| SEBRAE | Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises (SME Agency) |
| SEDE | Economic Development Departments (state-level) |
| SENAC | Wholesale/Retail Trade Training Organisation |
| SENAI | Industrial Training Organisation |
| SESI | Social Service of Industry |
| SISCOMEX | Integrated Foreign Trade System |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprise |
| STRI | Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (OECD) |
| TEA | Total Entrepreneurial Activity (rate) |
| TJLP | Long-term interest rate (Central Bank) |
| TLP | Long-term rate (Central Bank) |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| VAT | Value-Added Tax |
| VC | Venture Capital |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| WB | World Bank |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WGI | Worldwide Governance Indicators (World Bank) |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Brazil 2020
