The Impact of Trade Barriers and Fiscal Policies on Brazil's Supply Chain Logistics

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Time
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hall
2nd floor
Room
Cantareira 4-5

The rapid expansion of Brazil's PV industry, which mirror global growth trends, makes it vital to understand the challenges posed by trade barriers and tax policies in ensuring competitiveness and sustainability across the supply chain. This panel will bring together specialists in international trade, taxation, and logistics to examine key regulatory, tariff, and operational hurdles affecting component imports, technology localisation, and the distribution of solar equipment. The discussion will also cover how these factors influence project costs and sector growth strategies. For businesses and professionals, this represents a crucial chance to prepare for ongoing changes and adapt operations in an evolving landscape. This is a unique opportunity for companies and professionals to anticipate changes and adapt their operations in a continually evolving environment.

11:00 am - 12:30 pmThe Impact of Trade Barriers and Fiscal Policies on Brazil's Supply Chain Logistics

Vinicius Suppion

Regulatory Technical Specialist

ABSOLAR

Ana Martinez

Latam Tax Leader

Recurrent Energy (Canadian Solar)

Ricardo Ferreira da Costa

Senior Indirect Tax Manager

EY

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Speakers
Speaker
Vinicius Suppion, ABSOLAR

Regulatory Technical Specialist

Brazil

Electrical engineer graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC, with a Master's and Doctorate from the Postgraduate Program in Energy at the Federal University of ABC - UFABC and a Post-Doctorate from the Postgraduate Program in Electrical Engineering at UFABC. He currently works as a Technical-Regulatory Specialist at the Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association - ABSOLAR.

Speaker
Ricardo Ferreira da Costa, EY

Senior Indirect Tax Manager

Ricardo is a Senior Indirect Tax Manager with approximately 13 years of professional experience in the tax area. -A lawyer (UNICAP) and accountant (UFPE), he has worked at EY since 2012 in the Indirect Tax area, with extensive experience in the following taxes: IPI, PIS/COFINS, ICMS and ISSQN. -Specialist in Tax Incentives. -Specialist in indirect taxation for companies in the energy sector, performing analyses related to Compliance, Advisory, identification of opportunities, etc. -Strong involvement in Tax Reform projects and their impact on the energy sector.

Speaker
Ana Martinez, Recurrent Energy (Canadian Solar)

Latam Tax Leader

Ana Martinez is the LATAM Tax Leader at Recurrent Energy, responsible for all tax compliance and tax planning matters across the region. She is a licensed attorney and accountant with a postgraduate degree in International Tax Law, and brings over 15 years of experience in local and international tax. Ana specializes in business restructuring, cross-border transactions, and Brazilian corporate taxation, with an extensive experience supporting investment and divestment transactions across Latin America, business expansions, international tax restructuring, new project implementation, tax audits, compliance, and transfer pricing.

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