Mr. Hugo Caruso is an Agricultural Engineer, graduated from the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG/PR), with specializations in Environmental Management from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA/MG) and Seed Production from the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL/RS). He has been a Federal Agricultural Tax Auditor at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock since 02/2002.

From 2019 to 2023, Mr. Hugo Caruso served as General Coordinator of Plant Quality (CGQV/DIPOV/SDA). During this period, he participated in the preparation of the National Program to Prevent and Combat Fraud and Clandestinity in Products of Plant Origin (PNFRAUDE), which culminated in the creation of SERFIC (Regional Service for Advanced Inspection Operations and Combating Fraud), directly linked to the Department.