Lawyer, graduated from the Catholic University of Petrópolis (UCP), postgraduate in public law from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Master in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Latin Legum Magister (LL.M) from the University of Chicago. Extension Course in International Organizations from the University of Geneva. Extension Course in Civil Liberties from Princeton University. Founding Member of the Institute of Tax Law and Financial Studies of Juiz de Fora and Region (IDT-JF). Member of the Brazilian Association of Financial Law (ABDF). Member of the International Fiscal Association (AFA).