Renato Peluzo

Tax Litigation

Tax Advisory

Tax Planning

Corporate Taxation

Taxation of Startups and New Technologies

Partner at TAGD Advogados, Renato Peluzo focuses his practice on complex tax litigation, tax advisory and tax planning matters. He advises Brazilian and international clients across a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, telecommunications, financial services, private equity, startups, mining, healthcare, construction, hospitality and technology. His work encompasses administrative and judicial tax disputes, tax structuring and strategic advice on corporate transactions and business operations.

Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro Chapter (OAB/RJ)

Brazilian Bar Association – São Paulo Chapter (OAB/SP)

Regional Accounting Council of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CRC-RJ)

France-Brazil Chamber of Commerce (CCFB)

Co-author of "O Imposto Seletivo sobre o Gás Natural" ["The Selective Tax on Natural Gas"]. Published in Current Tax Issues in the Oil and Gas Industry: Volume II – Tax Reform, coordinated by Bruno Fonti and Janssen Murayama. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2025.

Author of "Da Dedutibilidade dos Juros sobre Capital Próprio de Exercícios Anteriores" ["On the Deductibility of Interest on Equity from Prior Fiscal Years"]. Published in TAGD Advogados – 10 Years: Legal and Business Perspectives. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2024.

Co-author of "Os Conceitos de Mudanças de Ramo de Atividade e de Controle Societário para Fins de Perda de Prejuízos Fiscais" ["The Concepts of Changes in Business Activity and Corporate Control for Purposes of Tax Loss Carryforwards"]. Published in TAGD Advogados – 10 Years: Legal and Business Perspectives. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2024.

Co-author of "As Multas Referentes à Unidade de Medida Estatística na Importação de Embarcações e a Postura da Receita Federal" ["Penalties Related to Statistical Measurement Units in Vessel Imports and the Position of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service"]. Published in Customs Law Collection, organized by Renata Alcione de Faria Villela de Araujo. Rio de Janeiro: IOB Publishing, 2016.

Co-author of "O Incidente de Desconsideração da Personalidade Jurídica e o Impacto no Processo de Execução Fiscal" ["Piercing the Corporate Veil Proceedings and Their Impact on Tax Enforcement Actions"]. Published in The Tax Enforcement Law and the New Civil Procedure Code: Reflections and Trends, coordinated by Fernanda Duarte, Gilson Bomfim and Janssen Murayama. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2016.

Renato Mérola Peluzo is a partner in TAGD Advogados' Tax practice. His experience is concentrated in complex tax litigation, while also encompassing tax advisory and tax planning matters. He regularly advises Brazilian and international companies operating in sectors such as oil and gas, telecommunications, financial services, private equity, mining, healthcare, construction, hospitality, startups and technology. Renato holds a Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), a postgraduate degree from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Sciences from IBMR and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Tax Law at PUC-SP. He is fluent in English and French and has authored articles on tax matters involving startups and new technologies.

Extensive experience in administrative and judicial tax litigation.

Advises domestic and international clients on tax planning and advisory matters.

Experience across multiple industries, including energy, telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, hospitality and technology.

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Bachelor of Law

2009 - 2014

IBMR

B.A. in Accounting Sciences from IBMR

2019 - 2022

Faculdade Getúlio Vargas

LLM in Tax Law

2016 - 2017

Portuguese

English

French

Tax litigation in regulated industries.

Taxation of telecommunications and technology businesses.

Tax issues involving financial institutions and private equity funds.

Tax advisory for startups and innovation-driven companies.

Tax planning for multinational and cross-border operations.