Microempreendedor individual: análise das vantagens e dos desafios regulatórios e operacionais

Abstract

The present study addresses the positive aspects and the most recent legal challenges faced by Individual Microentrepreneurs (MEIs). The case study focuses on incentive actions — such as partnerships with SEBRAE — and regulatory barriers arising from federal policies. It aims to examine the measures promoted at the state level to streamline procedures and the complexities introduced by federal regulations that affect legal predictability and the continuity of MEI operations. The methodology is based on bibliographic and documentary research, with an applied and qualitative nature, and exploratory and descriptive objectives. It is observed that support measures implemented, for instance, by the Government of the State of Tocantins — such as the automatic and free issuance of the state registration and the integration with the Simplifica Tocantins system, which simplify the formalization and deregistration of disqualified MEIs — coexist with federal policies, such as the reconfiguration of the trade name and the automatic disqualification due to default, which impose financial burdens and legal uncertainty on microentrepreneurs. In summary, there is a lack of synergy between governmental policies, undermining the sustainability of MEIs and the original goal of debureaucratization.