Durval Portela

Durval Portela is the managing partner of the tax and corporate consulting area of PwC Brazil. He has 30 years of experience in tax and corporate consulting services, focusing on the restructuring of local and international companies and on tax litigation at the administrative level. 

• Restructuring
• Transactions
• Corporate Taxes
• Litigation
• Tax Consulting

• Construction and Materials
• Consumer Goods and Services
• Industrials
• Oil and Gas
• Infrastructure

• Center for Tax Studies of São Paulo (NUPET), the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT), the Brazilian Financial Law Association (ABDF), and the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
• Board member of the Applied Tax Studies Group (GETAP), and leader of the Tax Efficiency Group of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil (AMCHAM)

• Bachelor’s degree in Law at the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) in 1990
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Sciences at Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina(UNISUL) in 2016
• Master’s Degree in Economic Law at the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) in 1998
• Specialization in Tax Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) in 2009