Brazilian boutique MPA hires ex-Ministry of Trade head as partner
Latin Lawyer published an article on the arrival of Rafaela Teixeira Vieira Noman as a partner at MPA Trade Law. The article highlighted that MPA strengthened its international trade practice
Lexology Index | Partners Claudia Marques Ciavolih and Rodrigo Pupo listed among the country’s leading lawyers in Trade & Customs
Our partners Claudia Marques Ciavolih and Rodrigo Pupo were listed among the country’s leading lawyers in Trade & Customs by the renowned publication Lexology, in the Lexology Index: Thought Leaders
MPA Trade Law welcomes Lucas Jimenez to our team
MPA Trade Law welcomes Lucas Jimenez, who joins our team as a senior lawyer! A graduate of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) with an LL.M. from Columbia
MPA boosts practice with former DECOM diretor
We are proud to announce the arrival of Rafaela Noman as new partner at MPA Trade Law. With over 20 years of experience in foreign trade, trade defense, and international
US government publishes decree and imposes additional 40% tariff on certain Brazilian products
The United States government has published a decree formalizing the imposition of extra tariffs on Brazilian products sold to the country. In the end, the tariff imposed is 40%, in

Mercosur Summit: Mercosur-Singapore Agreement and Bolivia’s Accession to the Bloc
At the Mercosur Leaders’ Summit held on December 7 in Rio de Janeiro, there were two important events on the bloc’s trade agenda: the signing of the Free Trade Agreement

New EU Legislation Will Ban Imports of Products from Deforested Areas
On April 19, 2023, the European Parliament approved the final text of the regulation that will make it mandatory to conduct due diligence on supply chains of certain agricultural commodities

Unprecedented EU Legislation Will Charge on Carbon on Imported Goods
On 18 April 2023, the European Parliament approved the final version of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), after a vote in plenary. The regulation still needs a formal endorsement
RECOGNITION CHAMBERS BRAZIL: CONTENTIOUS 2023
We take immense pride in retaining our position as the highest-ranked specialized law firm in International Trade/WTO in Brazil for yet another year! MPA Trade Law and its partners, Claudia Marques

CONCLUSION OF FIRST ARBITRATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE WTO’S APPELATE BODY
The trade dispute between Turkey and the European Union over discriminatory practices concerning the production, importation and marketing of pharmaceutical products (DS583: Turkey — Certain Measures concerning the Production, Importation