In compliance with Section 246, §1º of the new Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure, the Rio de Janeiro State Court enacted the Normative Act #102/2016 to regulate the procedures for the registration of public and private entities.

The Brazilian Supreme Court has fundamentally altered the landscape for obtaining free legal aid in labor disputes, replacing automatic approval based on worker declarations with a new income-based threshold system. This landmark ruling establishes concrete evidentiary requirements and shifts the burden of proof, creating significant implications for access to justice in employment litigation.

The partners in Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Flavia Altério, Tiago Cortez and Taísa Oliveira, and the lawyers in the area, Aline Adestro, Gabriella Feres and Nathalia Abé, participated...

Os sócios de Contencioso e Resolução de Conflitos, Flavia Altério, Tiago Cortez e Taísa Oliveira, e as advogadas da área, Aline Adestro, Gabriella Feres e Nathalia Abé, participaram do...

The New Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure, which will come into effect on March 17th, 2016, will allow parties to a lawsuit to agree upon changes in the judicial proceedings...

Os sócios de Contencioso e Resolução de Conflitos, Flavia Altério, Tiago Cortez e Taísa Oliveira, e as advogadas da área, Aline Adestro, Gabriella Feres e Nathalia Abé, participaram...

The partners in Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Flavia Altério, Tiago Cortez and Taísa Oliveira, and the lawyers in the area, Aline Adestro, Gabriella Feres and Nathalia Abé, participated...

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) concluded the joint trial of Extraordinary Appeal 796.939 and Direct Action for Unconstitutionality 4.905, declaring unconstitutional the application...

The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has come to an unanimous decision, that the taxpayer who joined REFIS in 2009 should not pay attorney fees, according to Law 13.043/2014, which reopened the federal installment program.

Our arbitration and litigation team is ready to clarify any doubts, as well as to provide legal counseling on such matters.

In a ruling issued on August 4th last, the Plenary of the Superior Labor Court of Appeals (TST) found unconstitutional the text of the caput of Article 39 of Law 8.177/91...

The legislative bill no. 606/20111 which alters and includes provisions to the Consolidation of Labor Laws is currently pending at the Senate.

The approval of the new Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), which will take effect in March 2016, brings many challenges to be met by those involved in the process.

In a decision published in the Official Gazette on February 8, 2019, the Court of Appeals of São Paulo (TJSP) dismissed Civil Appeal No. 0037723-25.2015.8.26.0100 ...

Brazil's new Law No. 15,484/2026 introduces a "relevance filter" for Special Appeals to the Superior Court of Justice, requiring appellants to demonstrate that their case carries economic, political, social, or legal significance beyond individual interests. This procedural reform mirrors the general repercussion requirement used by the Supreme Federal Court and aims to reduce case volume by creating binding precedents that apply nationwide.

O Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) concluiu o julgamento conjunto do Recurso Extraordinário nº 796.939 e da Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade 4.905, declarando inconstitucional a aplicação...

To be effective in Brazil, arbitral awards rendered abroad – deemed by our legal system as foreign awards – must be recognized by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) according to the procedure set forth in Resolution No. 9/2005.

The Code aims to promote the achievement of justice in the most effective manner possible while assuring citizens a reasonable duration of process.

The New Civil Procedural Law Code introduces deep changes in the Brazilian procedural law system and directly impacts Tax Law insofar as tax law adopts on a complementary basis the provisions of the Civil Procedural Law Code.

A 5ª Turma do TRT da 1ª Região – Rio de Janeiro, decidiu recentemente que cabem honorários de sucumbência em embargos à execução opostos após a promulgação da Reforma Trabalhista (Lei 13.467/17).