Supreme Court Demands Accountability from Those Who Litigate Without Financial Risk
Brazilian Supreme Court Demands Responsibility from Those Who Litigate Without Financial Risk: ADC 80: New Criteria for Free Legal Aid Across the Judiciary. On September 3, 2026, the Plenary of the Supreme Federal Court concluded the judgment of ADC 80 and redesigned the criteria for granting free legal aid to individuals. The […]
Transnational Insolvency: The Legal Shield for the Assets of Foreign Groups in Brazil
Transnational Insolvency: The Legal Shield for the Assets of Foreign Groups in Brazil. How Brazilian legislation protects assets and ensures the continuity of global businesses in times of crisis. In a hyper-connected global economy, large corporations maintain operations, machinery, and investments spread across various continents. However, when a foreign group […]
Court Fees in the TJSP (São Paulo State Court): What Changes and How This Benefits Litigants
Court Fees in the TJSP (São Paulo State Court of Justice): Managing a legal process is not limited to defining the legal strategy. The timing of payment, the amount due, and expenses that may arise during the proceedings are aspects that need to be closely monitored, both by those who file a lawsuit and by those who respond to it.
Self-Exclusion in Betting: The Platform's Obligation to Block User Access
Self-Exclusion in Betting: The Platform's Obligation to Block User Access Self-exclusion on betting sites is often presented to the public as a user-oriented feature: a button, a form, an option to "pause" the account. This perception, however, hides the true legal nature of the institution. The regulation of […]
Betting Platforms (Bets) and the Duty of Care Towards the Gambler
Betting Platforms (Bets) and the Duty of Care Towards the Gambler Recent decisions by the Judiciary have recognized that fixed-odds betting operators (so-called bets) cannot limit themselves to simply offering the service: Law 14.790/2023 imposes on them active duties of responsible gambling, such as self-exclusion tools, financial limits […]
Possibility of Extrajudicial Compulsory Adjudication
By Vitor Antony Ferrari, Ivan Kubala and Nicoly Crepaldi Minchuerri* In order to ensure greater legal security for the purchase, sale and registration of real estate, the legislator chose to adopt a legal mechanism that allows the registration of real estate even if it is not accompanied by all the required documentation: compulsory adjudication. It is common for […]
Dating, Qualified Dating and Stable Union
By Vitor Antony Ferrari, Ivan Kubala and Nicoly Crepaldi Minchuerri* As customs and social values evolve, it is common for people to change the way they interact with each other. In the field of relationships, this change can be easily observed when we analyze the way relationships develop between younger people compared to older people.
Distinguishing: Definition and Applicability
By Vitor Antony Ferrari, Ivan Kubala and Nicoly Crepaldi Minchuerri* When deciding on a specific procedural issue, the judge is obliged to provide a basis for his/her understanding, under penalty of the decision rendered being considered null and void. To substantiate this, he/she uses, among other legal grounds, the precedents established by the Superior Courts on the thesis debated in the specific case, which serve to […]