A federal judge ruled that there is an industry pattern of similar packaging, which does not constitute unfair competition. Federal judge Guilherme Corrêa de Araújo, from the 31st Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro, denied a lawsuit filed by Mondelez…
The Second Section of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), under the special appeals system of repetitive cases (Theme 1,279), has ruled that “in repossession actions involving fiduciary sale of goods, the five-day deadline to repay the full debt, as…
It is widely known that paragraph 2 of Article 833 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) establishes the general rule of the unseizability of wages and other salary-related earnings, protecting these resources from judicial attachment, except in cases expressly…
The Third Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled that when there is a justified refusal by the creditor, the court may deny the replacement of an attachment with judicial surety insurance, which is considered equivalent to cash…
The Central Bank released the Monetary and Credit Statistics for May, highlighting that the balance of extended credit to the non-financial sector reached R$19.1 trillion — equivalent to 157.2% of GDP. The growth was 0.7% in the month and 12.2%…
Decision prevents the auction of a property and ensures equality among creditors, reinforcing the application of the over-indebtedness law and prioritizing the collective payment of debts. On May 5, 2025, the 16th Civil Court of the district of Belo Horizonte,…
The 1st Federal Court of Coxim/MS granted an injunction to suspend the extrajudicial auction of a property whose ownership had been improperly consolidated in the name of Caixa Econômica Federal. The decision, issued by Federal Judge Franscielle Martins Gomes Medeiros,…
Court decision highlights that, without the written contract, it is not possible to prove default or enforce the right to recover the asset The 3rd Civil Chamber of the Goiás State Court of Justice (TJ-GO) ruled that a repossession lawsuit…
Court reinforces the duty of transparency in financial contracts and curbs abusive practices in revolving credit operations The São Paulo State Court of Justice (TJ/SP) upheld a decision ordering a bank to reimburse a customer for charging abusive interest rates…
Court decision allows taxpayer to renegotiate a debt previously classified as “irrecoverable” and benefit from more favorable conditions under Brazil’s Taxpayer Legal Framework A retail company obtained a favorable ruling from the Federal Court allowing it to reclassify an ICMS…
A federal judge ruled that there is an industry pattern of similar packaging, which does not constitute unfair competition. Federal judge Guilherme Corrêa de Araújo, from the 31st Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro, denied a lawsuit filed by Mondelez against the Pernambuco-based cookie company Capricche, over alleged imitation of…
The Second Section of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), under the special appeals system of repetitive cases (Theme 1,279), has ruled that “in repossession actions involving fiduciary sale of goods, the five-day deadline to repay the full debt, as established in Article 3, Paragraph 1, of Decree-Law 911/1969, begins…
It is widely known that paragraph 2 of Article 833 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) establishes the general rule of the unseizability of wages and other salary-related earnings, protecting these resources from judicial attachment, except in cases expressly provided for by law. One such exception occurs when the…
The Third Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled that when there is a justified refusal by the creditor, the court may deny the replacement of an attachment with judicial surety insurance, which is considered equivalent to cash under Article 835, paragraph 2, of the Code of Civil…
The Central Bank released the Monetary and Credit Statistics for May, highlighting that the balance of extended credit to the non-financial sector reached R$19.1 trillion — equivalent to 157.2% of GDP. The growth was 0.7% in the month and 12.2% over 12 months, driven by increases in public debt securities…
Decision prevents the auction of a property and ensures equality among creditors, reinforcing the application of the over-indebtedness law and prioritizing the collective payment of debts. On May 5, 2025, the 16th Civil Court of the district of Belo Horizonte, presided over by Judge Adriana Garcia Rabelo, issued a decision…
The 1st Federal Court of Coxim/MS granted an injunction to suspend the extrajudicial auction of a property whose ownership had been improperly consolidated in the name of Caixa Econômica Federal. The decision, issued by Federal Judge Franscielle Martins Gomes Medeiros, emphasized that payment had been made to cure the default,…
Court decision highlights that, without the written contract, it is not possible to prove default or enforce the right to recover the asset The 3rd Civil Chamber of the Goiás State Court of Justice (TJ-GO) ruled that a repossession lawsuit filed by a consortium administrator is inadmissible if the written…
Court reinforces the duty of transparency in financial contracts and curbs abusive practices in revolving credit operations The São Paulo State Court of Justice (TJ/SP) upheld a decision ordering a bank to reimburse a customer for charging abusive interest rates on a credit card installment plan. Under the Brazilian Consumer…
Court decision allows taxpayer to renegotiate a debt previously classified as “irrecoverable” and benefit from more favorable conditions under Brazil’s Taxpayer Legal Framework A retail company obtained a favorable ruling from the Federal Court allowing it to reclassify an ICMS (Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services) debt that…
