Career
Maria Fernanda Furtado joined the Firm in 1996 and became a partner in 2006, leading the tax practice at the Rio de Janeiro office ever since. Acting on the energy, mining and infrastructure industries, Maria Fernanda has a wide breadth of experience in international taxation, mergers and acquisitions and indirect taxes. She is a speaker in several courses, conferences and seminars, both in Brazil (promoted by IBC, ABAMEC, CEAD, IBEF and FIRJAN) and abroad (International Drilling Association, Energy Forum, Baker McKenzie Latin American Tax Conference) with an emphasis on energy industry taxation, tax and indirect planning. Maria Fernanda serves as a Board Member of Neoenergia S.A. since May 2024.
Publications
Author/co-author of several books/articles, such as:
- "No Brazilian withholding income tax on technical service payments to the Netherlands" coauthor with com Henny Verboom and C. Lutter - IBFD Bulletin.
- "Porque é urgente e preciso" - Article published at the Anuário da Indústria de Petróleo in Rio de Janeiro - FIRJAN.
- Contribution to articles to the Tax Planning International Review and Gazeta Mercantil.
- "Geração termoelétrica, crise Hídrica e o papel do Estado na concessão de incentivos fiscais" - co-author in the Article published by Brasil Energia Petróleo in 2018.
- "O Tratamento tributário do Cost Sharing Internacional no Brasil", co-author in the Article published at the book Current Issues in International Taxation.
- “Aspectos tributários de projetos de descarbonização: como a política tributária brasileira pode influenciar investimentos em ações para evitar, reduzir e compensar emissões de GEE” – article published at the book O Hoje e o Amanhã na Tributação das Energias.
- “A Inconstitucionalidade do Imposto Seletivo (IS) na Exportação de Petróleo” – co-author in the article to published at the book Questões Tributárias Atuais na Indústria de Óleo e Gás - Volume II - Reforma Tributária
