CAM-CCBC Facts and Figures: 45 years of impact on the brazilian arbitration landscape
03/7/2025 In 2024, the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (“CAM-CCBC”) celebrated 45 years in business. Throughout its more than four decades of existence, CAM-CCBC established itself as an institutional benchmark, and the figures regarding the cases administered by the institution demonstrate the success of appropriate dispute resolution (“ADR”) methods […]
STJ confirms protection of the estate’s sole property as family home
01/07/2025 In a recent ruling, the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously held that the estate’s sole property, occupied by the deceased’s heirs, remains protected under the impossibility to levy execution upon the family’s house, and therefore cannot be attached to satisfy debts left by the decedent. In the specific case (REsp No. 2.111.839/RS), a […]
STJ mantém eficácia de cláusula compromissória incluída em estatuto social de associação civil em decisão assemblear sem unanimidadeSTJ upholds the effectiveness of arbitration clause included in the bylaws of civil association by non-unanimous assembly decision
6/6/2025 In the judgment of Special Appeal n. 2.166.582/SC, presided over by Justice Nancy Andrighi, the Third Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) upheld the autonomy of a civil association to deliberate on its internal rules, as it recognized the effectiveness of an arbitration clause included in its bylaws through a decision at […]
Domicílio Judicial Eletrônico (DJE) e Diário de Justiça Eletrônico Nacional (DJEN)
03/06/2025 Since May 16, 2025, all judicial communications in Brazil have been conducted exclusively through the Domicílio Judicial Eletrônico (DJE) or the Diário de Justiça Eletrônico Nacional (DJEN). This change, established by Resolution No. 569/2024 of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), represents a significant milestone in the digital transformation of the judicial system, standardizing […]
Electronic Judicial Domicile becomes mandatory for companies in all Brazilian courts
02/06/2025 Effective May 16, 2025, it became mandatory for all courts in the country to use the Electronic Judicial Domicile (DJE) for the summons and subpoena of legal entities. As of this date, the new rules for the computation of procedural deadlines established by CNJ Resolutions No. 455/2022 and No. 569/2024 shall also take effect. […]
Superior Court o Justice rules that summary 308 does not apply by analogy to fiduciary alienation
09/05/2025 The Fourth Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled that Summary 308, which addresses the ineffectiveness of a mortgage established between the builder and the financial agent against property purchasers, does not apply by analogy to cases of fiduciary alienation. The Court held that the differences between these two types of security […]
