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Thiago Cardoso Araújo

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Thiago Cardoso Araujo

Thiago Araújo works in the area of public law, both in advisory and contentious matters.In the advisory sphere, he advises national, state-owned and private companies, from a wide range of sectors and sizes, on matters ranging from issues before the courts of auditors to complex infrastructure projects. 

In litigation, he coordinates strategies and represents clients before administrative and accounting courts and the most varied regulatory bodies.

He has been an attorney for the State of Rio de Janeiro (PGE/RJ) for almost 18 years. He currently heads the legal department of the State Secretariat for Infrastructure and Works of the State Secretariat for Cities and is Coordinator of the Center for Actions before the Court of Auditors of the PGE/RJ. Thiago is also a member of the Arbitration Chamber of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), a professor at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation’s School of Economics (EPGE), a professor on the undergraduate and postgraduate law courses at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro (FGV Direito Rio) and coordinator of the Postgraduate Program at the PGE’s School of Public Advocacy (ESAP), with numerous articles published in Brazil and abroad. 

He is also the author of “Análise Econômica do Direito no Brasil – Uma leitura à luz da Teoria dos Sistemas” (Economic Analysis of Law in Brazil – A reading in the light of Systems Theory), published by Editora Lumen Juris.

Education

Bachelor of Laws in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) (2005)
Master’s in Public Law from UERJ (2009)
PhD in Law Theory from UERJ (2015)
MBA in PPP and Concessions from the London School of Economics in partnership with the São Paulo School of Sociology and Politics Foundation (FESPSP) (2018)
Executive training in “Infrastructure in a Market Economy: PPP in a Changing World” at the Harvard Kennedy School (2022)

Languages

Portuguese, English and Spanish

Areas of
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Acknowledgment

Chambers Thiago
LeadersLeague 2026
LatAm Leading firm 2026 (1)
LL 250 2026 Recommended Rosette

Areas of
practice

Acknowledgment

Chambers Thiago
LeadersLeague 2026
LatAm Leading firm 2026 (1)
LL 250 2026 Recommended Rosette

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In the first edition of its survey on pension funds, the renowned Chambers and Partners included Bocater Advogados and our professionals amongst the leading firms in Brazil in this practice area. In its analysis of our practice area, the British publication highlighted a number of client testimonials regarding

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In a recently published guide, the prestigious Chambers and Partners has, for the first time, published a survey on the pension funds sector in Brazil. In the ranking, it highlighted Bocater Advogados (Band 1) and our partners Flavio Martins Rodrigues (Band 1) and Fernanda Rosa (Band 2) as

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