Tax: Non-contentious
Brazil
5 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Rodrigo Brunelli Machado
Global 2026
Ranked in 2 practice areas
About
Provided by Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados
Practice Areas
Tax, especially administrative tax litigation, consulting, transactions involving acquisition and sale of companies and international tax planning.
Career
Member of Ulhôa Canto since 1995 and partner since 2011. Judge of the Administrative Tax Court of São Paulo (2004-05). Professor of Tax Law at Insper, Leiden University ITC, FIPECAPI.
Professional Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association, (1998). Founding Member of the Institute of Tax Research. Director of Brazilian Association of Financial Law.
Personal
LLB from Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC (1997). Post-Graduate Course at Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (1999-2000). LLM in International Tax Law at Leiden University (2002-03).
Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Chambers Global Guide
Tax: Non-contentious - Brazil
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Rodrigo Brunelli Machado has skills in dealing with the fiscal ramifications of corporate mandates, including M&A, IPOs and reorganisations.
Tax: Litigation - Brazil
Band 6
Individual Editorial
Rodrigo Brunelli Machado is a practitioner with experience in tax assessments and infraction notices.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Rodrigo Machado is an extraordinary tax lawyer. His advice is always comprehensive and clear, showing great knowledge of thorny matters.
Tax: Non-contentiousChambers Global GuideAlways available and attentive, with great technical knowledge, Rodrigo Machado participated in the discussions of tax reform. He is admired by the market.
Tax: Non-contentiousChambers Global GuideRodrigo Machado shows both technical and practical knowledge of tax law. He communicates quite well with internal stakeholders and I never had any problems getting in touch with him.
Tax: Non-contentiousChambers Global GuideRodrigo is very committed and manages to anticipate problems.
Tax: LitigationChambers Global Guide
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