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Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira

Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira

Brazil 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded

Brazil

1 year ranked

Tax: Minas Gerais

Brazil

4 years ranked

About

Provided by Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados

Brazil: Regions

Practice Areas

Tax.

Career

Clarissa advises clients on complex tax matters, in both advisory and litigation spheres. She acts in strategic disputes in the administrative and judicial spheres at the municipal, state, and federal levels. She represents companies in various sectors, such as environmental, mining, automotive, and services.

Her practice covers acting in judicial proceedings, monitoring tax assessment notices (direct and indirect taxes), decision-making orders (despachos decisórios), due diligence, as well as the analysis of special regimes and Transaction Programs.

She has an academic background, having served as a professor in the Tax MBA at CEDIN, as well as an advisor for Postgraduate courses in Tax Law at PUC Minas.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Tax Law Commission of OAB/MG

Technical Director of the Instituto de Tributaristas Mineiras

Coordinator, on behalf of CESA/MG, of the INCLUIR DIREITO diversity program, held in partnership with UFMG

Personal

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – Faculdade Milton Campos

Postgraduate Degree in Tax Law – Faculdade Milton Campos

Specialist in Income Tax – Instituto de Altos Estudos em Direito (IAED)

Specialist in Civil Procedure (Main Innovations of the New Civil Procedure Code) – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Clarissa is a partner in the Tax Law practice in Belo Horizonte and the leader of the firm's Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability Committee. She has over 20 years of experience in tax advisory, planning, and litigation, representing and defending companies in strategic tax matters.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Contentious

Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded - Brazil

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira is a tax practitioner able to handle mandates concerning ICMS, IRPJ, ISS and CSLL. She can act both on the judicial and administrative spheres of tax law.

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Chambers Brazil: Regions

Tax: Minas Gerais - Brazil

Band 5
Individual Editorial

Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira is active in judicial and administrative tax disputes while also advising on tax structuring mandates.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira has an exceptional business sense, assessing risks and opportunities with great skill.

    Tax Litigation: Highly RegardedChambers Brazil: Contentious

  • Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira is a highly technical and approachable lawyer who communicates very clearly without resorting to legal jargon.

    Tax Litigation: Highly RegardedChambers Brazil: Contentious

  • Exceptional in every professional aspect, Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira earns my full confidence in her technical quality, business insight, precision and the accuracy of her legal guidance in tax litigation and other planning matters.

    Tax Litigation: Highly RegardedChambers Brazil: Contentious

  • A lawyer with exceptional knowledge and service, Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira understands our sense of urgency and is always available.

    Tax Litigation: Highly RegardedChambers Brazil: Contentious

  • Clarissa Viana Pereira demonstrates solid expertise in tax matters, with strong technical skills, direct involvement in cases, and clear and reliable communication with clients.

    Tax: Minas GeraisChambers Brazil: Regions

  • Clarissa Cerqueira Viana Pereira is proactive, experienced and a highly qualified professional.

    Tax: Minas GeraisChambers Brazil: Regions

Ranked Individuals at Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados (68)

Brazil

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