Brazil Tax Developments (Part 1): The More Things Change ...

Marcos Matsunaga is the managing partner of Ferraz de Camargo e Matsunaga Advogados (FCAM)* and is the representative in Brazil for the KPMG Global Legal Service Network.

Marcos has extensive experience in tax law, focusing on conducting highly complex defenses in the administrative and judicial spheres, advice for prevention and resolution of tax disputes, and advice in direct taxes and acquisition operations and corporate reorganizations. He has worked in these areas for more than 25 years and serves national and international clients from various sectors, including financial institutions, insurance companies, investment funds, family groups, industrial companies, agro-industrial companies, and telecommunications companies. As the managing partner, he represents FCAM in global leadership and innovation committees focused on law, establishing relationships with law firms and lawyers in various jurisdictions.

Marcos holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in tax law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo and actively collaborates in several groups of tax studies. He was recognized in 2021 by Análise Advocacia 500 as one of the most admired lawyers in the tax area. Since 2012, he has been nominated consecutively by the International Tax Review's ITR World Tax Guide as a leading tax controversy professional in Brazil. He has been a member since of the Advisory Board of Enactus Brasil since 2014.

^{* Due to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) regulations, KPMG cannot provide legal services in Brazil. A Brazilian law firm named Ferraz de Camargo e Matsunaga Advogados (FCAM Advogados) is the representative of KPMG Global Legal Services Network in Brazil and offers a full range of corporate legal services.}

^{KPMG LLP does not provide legal services.}