International Legal Advice

With extensive experience in International Trade and Customs Law, we offer expertise in several areas, such as planning and structuring international transactions, as well as consulting and litigation on issues related to international agreements, Customs Law and Trade Defense. Our goal is to support Brazilian companies in expanding their activities on the global stage.

We have in-depth knowledge to provide effective legal solutions, helping our clients overcome challenges in International Trade.

Our team has solid academic training and international experience, including work with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other relevant entities, providing advice to companies and trade associations on topics such as:

Customs regimes (import and export)
Preferential treatment in international agreements (Mercosur, Aladi, among others)
Taxation and tax benefits in foreign trade operations
Customs penalties
Trade facilitation
Customs valuation
Tax classification
Rules of origin
Ex-tariff
Non-tariff barriers
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
Technical barriers to trade
Trade in services
Analysis of the compatibility of foreign trade conditions of other countries with WTO regulations

We have actively participated in Trade Defense proceedings in Brazil since the opening of imports in the 1990s, acting in several anti-dumping, subsidy and safeguard investigations. Our work involves:

Domestic industry: advice on the feasibility of anti-dumping, subsidy or safeguard investigations; preparation of petitions to open investigations; assistance and representation in responding to questionnaires from the Undersecretariat for Commercial Defense and Public Interest (SDCOM), of the Ministry of Economy, and monitoring of the process until the deliberation on the application of anti-dumping measures; representation before the Camex Ministries.

Exporters: assistance and representation in preparing responses to SDCOM questionnaires and presenting defense arguments during investigations; representation before Camex Ministries.

Importers and other interested parties: advice and representation in responding to SDCOM questionnaires and in defense during investigations; representation before Camex Ministries.

Public interest: representation in public interest assessments conducted by SDCOM and Camex, with responses to questionnaires, participation in hearings and deliberation on the suspension of anti-dumping measures.