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== Background ==
He was an ISOC Youth Ambassador to the IGF 2019, a [[NextGen@ICANN]] 76, and an [[ICANN Fellow]] in ICANN 79. His interests are mainly in intellectual property and [[Internet fragmentation]], while he also played a role in the engagement of the Internet Governance youth community.

Within ICANN, his main areas of interest are related to [[UDRP]] and other RPM policies, but he is also involved with administrative matters and the New gTLDs: Next Round, specifically with the handbooks and other guiding materials to applicants.
 
Academically, Pedro is a Ph.D. Candidate (UFPR) researching [[Intellectual Property]], specifically limitations and exceptions on copyright. He completed his LL.M. in Business Law at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. His background as a researcher is mainly reflected in his work as a member of the Research Group on Copyright and Industrial Rights of the Federal University of Paraná (Grupo de Estudos em Direito Autoral e Industrial - GEDAI/UFPR). He received the 2022 João de Oliveira Ascensão prize for best Intellectual Property thesis in Portugal, organized by the APDI (Associação Portuguesa de Direito Intellectual/Portuguese Association of Intellectual Rights). His publications can be found in [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9253-4525 his ORCID page]

He was also part of ISOC's Youth SIG (now Youth SG) board from 2020-2022. As part of GEDAI/UFPR, he was also part of the civil society representation within the Brazilian Interministerial Group on Intellectual Property from 2021-2022, which is the highest consulting body for the Federal Government of Brazil on this subject.

Pedro was a fellow of LACNIC's "Programa Líderes", being selected to be part of the Policy Shapers program of the same institution.