Rafael Cavazzoni Lima

Rafael Cavazzoni Lima leads the operational, fiduciary, and strategic management of the IDB Group’s sovereign portfolio in Uruguay, overseeing a portfolio of US$1.4 billion.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Lima served as Financial Markets Lead Specialist in the IDB’s Connectivity, Finance and Markets Division, where he led the origination, structuring, and execution of over US$5.4 billion in lending and guarantee operations across Latin America and the Caribbean. Key milestones include the deployment of Brasil Mais Digital and key contributions to other flagship IDB programs such as BID Clima, Green Coalition of Development Banks under Amazonia Forever, and FX Edge.

Earlier IDB assignments include the Office of the Executive Vice President, overseeing sovereign and non-sovereign operations and institutional policy development, and the Vice Presidency for Countries, where he helped redesign the Bank’s Country Strategy framework.

Before joining the IDB, Mr. Lima advised on cross-border transactions, project finance, and regulatory matters in private practice in Brazil and Germany, including at Linklaters and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

A Brazilian and Italian national, Mr. Lima holds Master’s degrees in International Law from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and in Finance from Goethe Universität Frankfurt, and a Bachelor of Laws from PUC São Paulo. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.