Silvio is the head of Eurasia Group in Brazil and has more than fifteen years' experience analyzing and reporting on political and economic issues. Before joining Eurasia Group in 2017, he was a senior correspondent for Reuters News in Brasilia. He writes weekly for the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo as a columnist.

Silvio holds a master's degree in political science from the University of Brasilia. He also has a specialization in economics and finance from Fundacao Getulio Vargas and a degree in journalism from the University of Sao Paulo.