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Overview

WFAA’s Tax practice delivers integrated consultancy and litigation services, offering strategic and technically rigorous solutions to national and international companies, particularly in mining, steel, agribusiness and energy sectors. The team combines regulatory expertise, market understanding and business-oriented tax strategies.

Specialisations

On the advisory work, WFAA advises on tax planning, corporate restructuring, M&A taxation, international structuring, compliance and credit recovery. The team also prepares legal opinions on complex tax matters, including mineral royalties and cross-border operations.

In litigation, the firm represents clients at all judicial levels and before key administrative bodies such as CARF and ANM, with a strong track record in high-value disputes.

Recent Work Highlights

  • Advised Gerdau on tax structuring in a BRL 2 billion corporate and asset reorganisation.
  • Represented Samarco in a USD 2 billion court-supervised reorganisation, focusing on royalty-related tax liabilities.
  • Secured a USD 100 million credit recognition for Vallourec.
  • Recently advised Porto Sudeste on Brazil’s new transfer pricing rules and the Ricardo Brennand Group on constitutional challenges to new investment subsidy taxation.

Chambers Review

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Tax: Minas Gerais - Brazil

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

William Freire - Advogados Associados is an acclaimed firm that is sought after clients for solving their tax matters, in both litigation and non-contentious matters. Clients benefit from the firm's respected and widely renowned expertise in the mining arena.

Work Highlights

  • William Freire represented Anglo American in a tax dispute concerning the Brazilian mineral royalties (CFEM) with a matter value of BRL120 million.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Paulo Honório de Castro Júnior
4
Paulo Honório de Castro Júnior
4
Band 4

Paulo Honório de Castro Júnior is familiar with tax consultancy issues, including tax planning and advice on M&A-related issues. He is frequently seen assisting clients from the mining and siderurgy sectors.

An outstanding lawyer, who is solicitous, available and extremely qualified, Paulo Honório is involved in leading major discussions on the mining sector.

Paulo Honório is a brilliant lawyer who is highly knowledgeable. He has a vision that is beyond reach when compared to other lawyers.

Paulo has always been a professional, open to questions and to share his knowledge, regardless of the commercial relation. Such openness results in both personal and professional empathy.

Paulo is a point of reference in several subjects. Always available to clients, he navigates various tax issues very well, employing clear and well-founded evaluations.

Ranked Lawyers at
William Freire - Advogados Associados

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Tax: Minas Gerais

Paulo Honório de Castro Júnior
4
Paulo Honório de Castro Júnior
4
Band 4

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