Demarest Advogados

Tax

Partner

Partner in Demarest's Tax practice area. He concentrates his practice on the taxation of natural resources, infrastructure, and financial transactions, with extensive experience in M&A, tax planning, drafting of opinions, and tax litigation. Throughout his career, Paulo Honório has led projects across multiple fields involving all taxes (direct, indirect, customs, and social security), including the structuring of transactions, domestic and foreign investments, M&A, transfer pricing, Pillar Two, royalties on non-renewable natural resources, consumption and income tax reform, review of tax routines and audits, and defense strategies in tax-deficiency notices and in administrative and judicial disputes. He has advised on high-profile cases before Superior Courts, CARF, and regional councils, both as counsel and legal opinion author. Among his main clients are domestic and foreign companies in sectors such as mining, agribusiness, energy, infrastructure, forestry, steel, cement, and logistics.

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Master's degree in Economic, Financial and Tax Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, 2023 Master's degree in Tax Law from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Minas Gerais, 2022 Specialization in Tax Law from Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (IBET), 2014 Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Minas Gerais, 2012