LAWYER PROFILE

Deborah De Sousa e Castro Melo

Brazil 2026

Trench Rossi Watanabe

Ranked in 1 practice area

International Trade/WTO

Brazil

5 years ranked

About

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Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Antitrust and International Trade

Career

Déborah de Sousa e Castro Melo integrates the Competition and international trade practice group, with focus on international trade. She has a wide breadth of experience in trade remedies investigations, in addition to other international trade related themes, as well as competition matters.

She has been recognized for her work in International Trade by the main legal directories such as Chambers, Legal 500 and Análise Advocacia.

Publications

Déborah Melo is the co-author of several works and publications, including:

– Biden Administration’s trade policy: Buy American Act (again). Journal of International Trade Law. Enlaw, 4th edition, June 2021. Available at: . Coauthor.

– Multi-party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA): Considerations on the temporary solution proposed by the European Union, Brazil, China and 13 other WTO members in the context of the absence of an Appellate Body quorum. Journal of International Trade Law. Enlaw, 3rd edition, June 2020. Available at: . Coauthor.

– The participatory teaching model in International Law: report of an experience. GV Law Magazine, 12(3), 632-647. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2317-6172201626. Coauthor.

– Re-reading of the WTO Agreements: as interpreted by the Appellate Body. Participation in the volume on effects on the application of international trade rules. Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. Available at: https://ccgi.fgv.br/pt-br/projeto-releitura. Coauthor.

Personal

She holds a law degree from the Federal University of Uberlândia, a master’s degree in international trade law from the USP Faculty of Law and a doctorate in the same area, also from the USP Faculty of Law.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Contentious

International Trade/WTO - Brazil

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Individual Editorial

Deborah de Sousa e Castro Melo is an international trade lawyer who garners recognition in this market due to her wide breadth of work as well as her noteworthy client roster - which includes giants in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

She stands out for her deep technical expertise, combined with a highly accessible and collaborative approach. Deborah can translate thorny legal issues into practical and strategic guidance, always with clarity, confidence and attention to business needs.
International Trade/WTOChambers Brazil: Contentious
Besides extensive knowledge, Deborah Melo has a willingness to solve problems.
International Trade/WTOChambers Brazil: Contentious
Deborah Melo is a really good and experienced international trade lawyer. She understands our questions and gives us thoughtful, direct answers. Communicating with her is incredibly easy. She just gets us.
International Trade/WTOChambers Brazil: Contentious