Graduated in Accounting Sciences from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (State University of Rio de Janeiro – UERJ), with an MBA in accounting from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Getúlio Vargas Foundation – FGV) and a Postgraduate Legal Master (LL.M.) in Corporate Law from IBMEC, with 30 years of experience in providing auditing and consulting services at BIG4, the last 8 years as Tax CEO. Julio has solid knowledge of current tax legislation to assist national and international clients, focusing on risk mitigation (Compliance) and identifying opportunities to reduce the tax burden (Consulting) in direct taxes.