BRAZIL Law and Practice Contributed by: Paulo Honório de Castro Júnior, Bruno Marques Feitosa and Urick Soares, William Freire Advogados
William Freire Advogados has a tax depart - ment that is renowned for its expertise in the mining, steelmaking, agribusiness, and energy sectors, offering comprehensive tax services and agile responses to client demands. Led by Paulo Honório, alongside Rodrigo Pires and Bruno Feitosa, the tax consultancy department provides a wide range of services, including tax planning, asset restructuring, investment struc - turing, tax review, and legal opinions. Paulo Honório, a recognised expert in the field, pre -
pares legal opinions for significant cases in the mineral, infrastructure, energy, and agribusiness sectors. In tax litigation, the firm has a strong presence before CARF (Federal Administrative Court) and ANM (in cases involving mining roy - alties), handling disputes with expertise and dili - gence. Its key work areas include international tax planning for foreign investors, advisory on tax effects arising from M&A operations in Brazil and handling relevant tax disputes before ad - ministrative and judicial courts.
Authors
Paulo Honório de Castro Júnior is a senior partner at William Freire Advogados, responsible for structuring the firm’s tax law department. He has a Master’s in Economic, Financial and Tax
Bruno Marques Feitosa is the co-ordinator of the tax advisory department at William Freire Advogados. He has ten years of experience at KPMG, including time in Thailand. Bruno is a professor of tax law at CEDIN. Urick Soares is a tax law associate at William Freire Advogados. He has an LLM in Tax Law from PUC Minas and is a specialist in accounting and finance from Fipecafi.
Law from São Paulo University (USP) and in Tax Law from Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Paulo is the President of the Minas Gerais Institute of Tax Law (IMDT), and is a professor of tax law at PUC Minas and CEDIN.
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