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Rafael Veras de Freitas

Rafael Veras de Freitas

Brazil 2026

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About

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Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Practice Areas

Public Law, Projects and Infrastructure

Professional Memberships

Director of Infrastructure issues of Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA). Member of the Institute of Administrative Law of Rio de Janeiro State – IDAERJ, of the Administrative Law and the Infrastructure Law Commissions of Brazilian Bar Association of Rio de Janeiro – OAB/RJ and of the Institute of Brazilian Lawyers – IAB.

Experience

PhD Degree in Regulatory Law at FGV. Master’s Degree in Regulatory Law at FGV. Postgraduate in Public Law and Regulation at FGV. Postgraduate in Business Administrative Law at Cândido Mendes University. Graduated in Law at IBMEC. Author of the books “Railroads public concessions”, “The new port regulation law”, “Economic and financial balances”, "Law and Economics of Infrastructure: Between Incompleteness, Consensus, and Responsiveness", “Regulatory takings”, “Regulation and competition in ports”, and “Piped gas distribution concessions”, all of them published by Fórum. Coordinator of the books “The new infrastructure and mining regulation: Ports, Airports, Railways and Roads” and “Regulation and new technologies”, both published by Fórum. Author of many articles published in specialized journals (RDPE, RBDP, Public Interest, Administrative Law Forum, NDJ).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Public Law: Highly Regarded - Brazil

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Individual Editorial

Rafael Veras de Freitas is a public law practitioner focused on infrastructure-related work. He's often retained by companies from this sector to handle their PPP, concession and regulatory matters. He's also really active in economic-financial rebalancing procedures.

Strengths

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  • Known and respected in the public law market, Rafael Freitas has strong business acumen and is easy to speak with.

    Public Law: Highly RegardedChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
  • Rafael Veras de Freitas has high technical expertise in public law and is very available.

    Public Law: Highly RegardedChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

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