brazil the sustainable development of companies in the sector , as well as defend its interests before governmental bodies and national and international institutions . With integrated work , Abit makes Brazilian textile branch a reference in technology and innovation on the world stage . Among the many initiatives conducted by this entity for the Brazilian textile / clothing sector , Abit recently presented a proposal for a Confection Competitive Tax Regime ( rtcc ) to the Government , with the aim of promoting the return of large production units of confections with scale and boost competitiveness . In the study , if the rtcc was deployed until 2025 this industry would create more 597,000 jobs and production would grow 117 %. To this end , the current load of taxes that a confection pays today , on average of 18 %, would be set at 5 % for companies of all sizes . The Association has also captained and coordinated the launch of the Joint Parliamentary Front for the Development of the Textile and Clothing Industry , named “ Jose Alencar ”, in honor to the Vice President of the Republic late in 2011 . The launch took place in Brasilia on April 5 , 2011 , and had the Association as one of the institutions members of the working group scheduled to guide the coordination of Front as most urgent demands and the more strategic issues , loading parliamentarians with statistical data and accompanying the coordinators at the hearings with authorities .
Company Information
Industry
Textile and Garment
headquarters
São Paulo - Brazil
established
1957
number of members
5000
key People
President : Rafael Cervone Superintendent Director : Fernando Pimentel
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