Sebrae (Portuguese: Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas, "Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises"), is a Brazilian autonomous social institution part of the Sistema S [pt] whose aim is to foster the development of micro and small enterprises, stimulating entrepreneurship in the country .

Founded in 1972 with the name of Cebrae (Centro Brasileiro de Apoio à Pequena e Média Empresa),[1] it was an entity associated with the Brazilian federal government.

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.

[2] The president of its National Deliberative Council is José Zeferino Pedrozo.

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