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Rafaela Canito

Partner · Lefosse Advogados

BrazilTax, Energy & Natural Resources

About

Partner in Tax at Lefosse Advogados with over 17 years' experience. She specializes in business tax structuring and consumption taxation for regulated and infrastructure markets—particularly in energy, oil & gas, mining and telecommunications—and has been involved in Brazilian tax reform implementation; she is a member of Lefosse's Pro Bono Advocacy Committee and Infra Women Brazil (IWB).

Practice areas

TaxEnergy & Natural ResourcesOil & GasMiningTelecommunicationsInfrastructure

Office

Expertise

Business tax structuringConsumption taxationTax in regulated marketsEnergy & natural resourcesOil & gasMiningTelecommunicationsInfrastructure projectsBrazilian tax reform

Education

  • Law degree, UERJ (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)
  • Postgraduate degree in Financial and Tax Law, UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense)
  • MBA in Project Management, USP (Universidade de São Paulo)
  • MBA in Law and Regulation of the Electric Sector, IDP (Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público)