Background
Soares was born in São Paulo Paulo, Brazil, the son of Apparecido and Mercedes Carecho Soares.
Soares was born in São Paulo Paulo, Brazil, the son of Apparecido and Mercedes Carecho Soares.
Soares was educated in Brazil, receiving a bachelor"s degree in accounting and economics from Pontificia Catholic University and an Master of Business Administration from the National Institute of Postgraduate Study.
He had worked for Pirelli Tire Company but was convinced by Donald L. Clark to take a job as a senior auditor for the church. After Clark was called as a mission president, Soares replaced him as director of temporal affairs In 1995, Soares was appointed the first president of the São Paulo Brazil Cotia Stake.
Soares served as president of the Porto Portugal Mission from 2000 to 2003.
He has served as a counselor and as president in the church"s Brazil South Area and as a counselor in the Africa Southeast Area. In this capacity, Soares has had responsibility for the church"s North America Southeast Area, along with the Idaho and North America Central areas.
Soares married Rosana Fernandes Morgado in the Sao Paulo Brazil Temple in 1982. They initially met when they were both missionaries in the Brazil Rio de Janeiro Mission.
They have three children.
On January 6, 2013, Soares became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, replacing Walter F. González.