Trade Defense
and International Trade

Trade Remedies & International Trade

Our Trade Remedies & International Trade practice represents our clients’ interests before governmental authorities and international organizations. We provide sophisticated and agile legal advice in the preparation of legal opinions, participation in trade remedy investigations, customs advisory matters, and the negotiation of international agreements, among other key issues in the global trade environment.

Our team has extensive experience advising clients on trade defense instruments and export control regulations. Our highly specialized lawyers, combined with our full-service capabilities, deliver strategic advice designed to ensure that our clients understand and achieve the best possible conditions in their operations in Brazil and abroad.

Our key services include:

  • Advising domestic producers, importers, and exporters on trade defense matters (including feasibility analyses and risk assessments);
  • Representation in antidumping, countervailing duty (subsidies), and safeguard investigations and administrative reviews before the Department of Trade Remedies (DECOM), under the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX), Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC);
  • Advising Brazilian companies in foreign trade defense investigations abroad, in coordination with foreign counsel;
  • Representation in proceedings involving proposals for temporary or permanent changes to the Common External Tariff (CET) before the Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX).