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Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo

Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

Partner in Tax, Energy, Technology, Foreign trade and customs duty, ESG and impact businesses and Venture capital and startups.

Career

iglioulo is specialist in indirect taxes and foreign trade, being a reference for her legal and corporate experience. She is constantly involved in high complexity matters and challenging proceedings. A large part of Figlioulo’s practice concerns providing legal assistance to companies in many tax matters, such as venture’s implementation, restructuring of corporate and business models, drafting of legal opinions, negotiation of special regimes, administrative disputes, drafting of formal consultation to tax authorities, among others. Such work involves not only matters related to indirect taxes (Tax on Manufactured Products – IPI, Tax on Services – ISS, Contribution to the Program of Social Integration – PIS and Social Security Financing Tax – COFINS, Tax on Circulation of Goods, Transport and Communication Services – ICMS), but also customs regulation, mostly in special customs regime situation.

Professional Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)

International Bar Association (IBA)

Education

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil

Postgraduation in Tax Law

2003

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bachelor of Laws

1999

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Tax: Non-contentious - Brazil

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo is a solid practitioner handling tax structuring.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Fernanda Figlioulo is a technically great lawyer who's also really accessible. She knows my pain points and understands my business's needs very quickly.

    Tax: Non-contentiousChambers Global Guide
  • One of the best tax lawyers I've ever met, Fernanda Figlioulo is incredibly business-minded and gives outside-the-box solutions that no one else can think of.

    Tax: Non-contentiousChambers Global Guide
  • Fernanda Figlioulo surprised even the sharpest members of our team with her absolute grasp on the subject of our case and the accuracy of her risk assessment.

    Tax: Non-contentiousChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at Machado Meyer (71)

Brazil

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