Marcelo Guaranys
Competition Compliance and Investigations Infrastructure and Project Finance International Trade and Customs Public and Regulatory Law
Partner in Demarest’s Corporate Investigations (Competition, Compliance and International Trade) and Public and Regulatory Law practice areas, Marcelo Guaranys holds a master’s degree in Public Law from Universidade de Brasília (UnB), a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidade de Brasília (UnB) and a bachelor’s degree in Law from Centro Universitário de Brasília. Marcelo has more than 20 years of experience working in federal public bodies, as Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Economy (2019-2022), Deputy Chief of Analysis and Monitoring of Government Policies (SAG) of the President's Chief of Staff (2016-2018), CEO (2011-2016) of the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil - ANAC (2011-2016), among others. Marcelo is a source for various press outlets in Brazil, which seek his opinion on regulatory matters, public policy-making, the airline industry, the development of economic reforms and public policies, among others.
- Master's degree in Public Law from Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil (2010)
- Bachelor of Laws from Centro Universitário de Brasília (CEUB), Brasília, Brazil (2001)
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil (1999)
- Head of delegation and delegate on several international missions with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Participation as Deputy Minister of Economy at Annual Ministerial Meetings of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Representative Delegate of Brazil at meetings of OECD’s Public Governance and Competition Committees
- President of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission - CLAC (2013 to 2015)
- Member of the Board of Directors of Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A. – PPSA (2016-2022), Brasilcap (2017-2023) and the Brazilian Development Bank - BNDES (2022-2023)
- Portuguese, English and Spanish