The practice of law has always been exercised through language, spoken or written. By means of texts that narrate facts, advance arguments, and give life to positive law, attorneys fulfill their role as an essential function of justice—setting the jurisdiction in motion, otherwise inert, to vindicate their clients’ rights. Thus, the text is the space…
The regime governing appellate filing fees (“preparo recursal”) under the 2015 Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) sought to move away from the formalism that, in the prior system, turned curable defects into automatic desertion. Within this context lies Article 1,007, §4, which allows the appellant—once served with notice due to lack of proof of payment…
A judge of the 3rd Civil Court of Taguatinga/DF (TJDFT) dismissed a lawsuit seeking the reinstatement of a monthly pension paid by an electric power concessionaire after the death of the original beneficiary. The court concluded that the payment had a strictly compensatory and strictly personal (intuitu personae) nature and was therefore non-transferable to heirs.…
Tax and registration compliance is an essential step for microenterprises (ME) and small businesses (EPP) that intend to opt into Brazil’s Simples Nacional regime in 2026, especially because the enrollment deadline ends on January 31. State Departments of Finance have reinforced this warning precisely because many companies leave it to the last minute and end…
