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Monteiro e Monteiro Advogados Associados
RUA ENGENHEIRO OSCAR FERREIRA, 47
Brazil

City focus - Recife > Leading firms Tier 3

With a strong presence in the northeast region in addition to offices in São Paulo and Brasília, Monteiro e Monteiro Advogados Associados often attracts domestic and international companies operating in the pharmaceutical, retail and automotive segments. The group is particularly known for its expertise in tax planning and litigation, with corporate and administrative matters also forming part of its offering. Bruno Romero Pedrosa Monteiro, Ana Karina Pedrosa De Carvalho and Augusto César Lourenço Brederodes are key contacts for tax planning and tax recovery disputes. Also noted is Fernando Mendes de Freitas Filho, who focuses on strategic litigation.

Practice head(s):

Bruno Romero Pedrosa Monteiro; Ana Karina Pedrosa de Carvalho; Augusto César Lourenço Brederodes; Fernando Mendes de Freitas Filho

Testimonials

‘The services and explanations about the processes were excellent. The negotiation was also conducted in an assertive way.’

‘I would recommend Augusto Cesar Lourenço Brederodes and Bruna de Cassia Miranda Bezerra Leite Sampaio.’

Key clients

São Paulo Union of Retailers (SINDILOJAS-SP)

Pague Menos

Association of Municipalities from the State of Pernambuco (AMUPE)

Dislub Equador Group

National Union of the Heavy Construction and Infrastructure Industry (SINICON)

FedEx Brasil

Richemont Brasil

Brazilian Association of Audi Vehicle Distributors (ASSOAUDI)

Raia Drogasil

Municipality of Cabo de Santo Agostinho (State of Pernambuco)

Work highlights

Represented Pague Menos in an action seeking recovery of PIS and COFINS contributions before one of the Federal Regional Courts.
Acted for Sindilojas-SP in a class action against the Brazilian Government seeking tax benefits after a decision of the Supreme Court, which concluded that gross revenue should not include the state VAT portion when serving as the calculation basis for PIS and COFINS.
Assisted Sinicon with various class actions filed over the last three years involving a collective amount of approximately R$2.5bn.

Founded in 1990, Monteiro e Monteiro Advogados Associados provides consulting services in Corporate and Administrative/Constitutional Law, mainly focused on tax litigation.

During its three-generation history, Monteiro e Monteiro has stood out from other law firms by conciliating legal knowledge with accounting and economic training, which allows agile decision-making on the most suitable litigation strategies, as well as accurate prognostics on the economic benefit of tax and corporate claims.

A history in tax litigation via collective suits: We are specialized in bringing the most promising tax theses to the collective sphere, representing various Unions and economic associations all throughout Brazil. Among the most relevant collective entities defended by Monteiro e Monteiro are the São Paulo Union of Retailers (Sindilojas-SP), the National Union of the Heavy Construction and Infrastructure Industry (Sinicon), and the São Paulo Union of Vehible Distributors (Sincodiv-SP).

Market leader on Municipal Law: Monteiro e Monteiro is one of the most trusted and tradicional law firms when it comes to the legal recovery of public resources. We are a market leader on the recovery of educational funds (FUNDEF and FUNDEB), as well as other relevant federative transfers, defending almost 1,000 municipalities against the Federal Government.

Individual tax litigation: Besides acting on the collective sphere, via Unions and associations, our law firm is also a strong player on individual tax litigation, acting both on the judicial and administrative phases of tax recovery. Relevant clients include Pague Menos S/A, Dislub Equador Group and Intercement Brasil S.A.

Administrative Law: It includes the preparation and analysis of administrative contracts, legal opinions and technical notes, legal counseling on administrative suits within the scope of State-level Accounting Courts (Tribunais de Contas), and legal assistance on public bidding procedures for the exploitation of public services.

Social Security Law: We represent various Municipal and State-level pension funds on its financial relations with the Federal Social Security Authority (INSS), mainly on the so-called compensações previdenciárias – relevant financial offsets tied to social security benefits.

Antitrust matters: It includes the most revant tools on repressive competition law, such as complaints directed to CADE (Brazil’s Antitrust Regulator) on anti-competitive behavior, legal counseling on cooperation agreements (TCCs) and leniency aggrements (Acordos de Leniência), and antitrust damage repair suits (ARDCs).

Latin America offices Brazil: Recife (head office), Belém, Brasília, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, São Luís, and São Paulo.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Tax and Municipal	Bruno Monteiro	bruno.monteiro@monteiro.adv.br	81 99197-3840
Municipal	Fernando Freitas	fernando.freitas@monteiro.adv.br	81 99198-0583
Tax	Ana Karina	ana.carvalho@monteiro.adv.br	81 99191-3735
Tax and Municipal	Augusto Brederodes	augusto.brederodes@monteiro.adv.br	71 99162-0107
Tax	João Carlos Chaves	joao.carlos@monteiro.adv.br	81 98518-2338
Municipal	Rachell Plech	rachell.plech@monteiro.adv.br	81 99841-6479
São Paulo office	Bruna Miranda	bruna.miranda@monteiro.adv.br	11 97068-7812
Fortaleza office	Rodrigo Santos	rodrigo.santos@monteiro.adv.br	81 98872-0590
Brasília office	Ana Paula Santana	anapaula.santana@monteiro.adv.br	61 99342-0297
São Luís office	Filipe Câmara	filipe.camara@monteiro.adv.br	81 99233-0302
Belém office	Pedro Ferraz	pedro.ferraz@monteiro.adv.br	81 98954-5659
Salvador office	Gabriel Monteiro	gabriel.constantino@monteiro.adv.br	81 99600-8031
Rio de Janeiro office	Daniel Leite	daniel.leite@monteiro.adv.br	11 96352-0022

Name	Position	Profile
Mr Augusto Brederodes	Partner	View Profile
Mr Filipe Camara	Manager – São Luís office	View Profile
Mr Caio Campos	Co-manager – Belém office	View Profile
Ms Marcela Caribe	Senior lawyer on Tax and Procedural Law	View Profile
Mr Rafael Carvalho	Coordinator on Administrative Litigation	View Profile
Ms Ana Karina Carvalho	Partner	View Profile
Mr Joao Carlos Chaves	Co-head of Tax Litigation	View Profile
Mr Pedro Ferraz	Co-manager – Belém office	View Profile
Mr Fernando Freitas	Partner	View Profile
Mr Daniel Leite	Manager – Rio de Janeiro office	View Profile
Mr Victor Lordsleem	Senior lawyer on Municipal Law	View Profile
Ms Riviane Marques	Co-head of Tax Litigation	View Profile
Mr Leonardo Marroquim	Co-Head of Procedural Law	View Profile
Ms Bruna Miranda	Manager – São Paulo office	View Profile
Mr Bruno Monteiro	Founding Partner	View Profile
Mr Gabriel Monteiro	Manager – Salvador office	View Profile
Ms Danielle Pedrosa	Coordinator on Tax Litigation	View Profile
Ms Rachell Plech	Head of Municipal Law	View Profile
Mr Rodrigo Santos	Manager – Fortaleza office	View Profile