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Trench Rossi Watanabe’s Rio de Janeiro tax team has more than 25 years of local experience. The team offers sophisticated tax advice on transactional work and corporate restructuring including multijurisdictional restructuring projects, and have deep knowledge across a range of industries, including Mining, Power, Entertainment and Technology, but most importantly Oil & Gas, where they combine unparalleled sector experience and extensive local tax knowledge to help clients invest and operate soundly in the Rio market.
The Firm’s history in Rio de Janeiro is deeply rooted in the development of the city itself, which is known as the Brazilian energy hub. As a result of the Energy Transition, the team expanded its activities beyond the traditional E&P Companies and their suppliers, assisting companies in the Power sector to navigate the complex Brazilian tax environment.
The Rio team works representing clients before all administrative and judicial tax courts and are regularly involved in a significant number of the country’s highest-profile matters, including landmark cases, and is currently involved in disputes derived from one of the largest operations ever carried out by the Federal Revenue Department. On top of that, they continue to oversee a number of leading cases before the Administrative Court of Appeals (CARF), the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) and the Supreme Court (STF) involving income tax issues (goodwill and transfer pricing), as well as VAT and Customs matters.
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Trench Rossi Watanabe is a respected full-service firm with nationwide capabilities. Its Rio de Janeiro tax team is particularly noted for its tax consultancy work in cross-border transactions.
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The team has a practical perspective on the subject, which adds value to our decisions. The work has been presented with rich content reflecting the practices of our industry.
They've been great at understanding our needs and providing tailored solutions to our business. They were able to provide guidance to complex problems our firm was facing.
The team has a practical perspective on the subject, which adds value to our decisions. The work has been presented with rich content reflecting the practices of our industry.
They've been great at understanding our needs and providing tailored solutions to our business. They were able to provide guidance to complex problems our firm was facing.
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Partner Maria Fernanda Furtado Fernandes is a strong practitioner with a solid track record in transactional and non-contentious matters.
Maria Fernanda has been an excellent advisor to our company and provided very concise and useful advise regarding complex tax matters our company was facing.
She has good technical knowledge and interpersonal skills.
Maria Fernanda is a great person and has helped us a lot regarding tax matters.
Partner Horácio Veiga de Almeida Neto is noted by market sources for his work in judicial and administrative tax litigation.
Horacio is an experienced professional who adds value to our discussions.
Very knowledgeable, available and aware of the business market.
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