Brazil
Latin Arbitration Law Country Profile
Arbitration Law
- Federal Law No. 9.307 - Brazilian Arbitration Act - 23 Sept. 1996 (Por.)
International Conventions, Agreements and Protocols
| Signed | Entered into force |
|
| Panama Convention | 30 Jan. 1975 |
27 Nov. 1995 [1] |
| Montevideo Convention |
8 May 1979 | 27 Dec. 1995 [2] |
| Protocolo de Cooperación y Asistencia Jurisdiccional en materia Civil, Comercial, Laboral y Administrativa de (Las Leñas) [3] |
27 Jun. 1992 | 12 Nov. 1996 |
| Agreement on International Commercial Arbitration of Mercosur |
8 Aug. 1998 |
4 May 2003 |
| Protocol of Olivos for Dispute Resolution in Mercosur (Sp.) (Portg.) |
18 Feb. 2002 |
10 Feb. 2004 |
| New York Convention [4] |
7 Jun. 2002 |
5 Sept. 2002 |
| ICSID Convention |
Not a signatory |
N/A |
Investment Protection Treaties
| Bilateral Investment Treaties [5] | Signed | Entered into force |
| Chile (Sp.) (Por.) |
22 Mar. 1994 |
Not in force |
| Cuba (Por.) |
26 Jun. 1997 |
Not in force |
| Denmark (Por.) |
4 May. 1995 |
Not in force |
| Finland (Eng.) |
28 Mar. 1995 |
Not in force |
| France |
21 Mar. 1995 |
Not in force |
| Germany |
21 Sept. 1995 |
Not in force |
|
Italy |
3 Apr. 1995 |
Not in force |
| Korea, Republic of South (Por.) |
1 Sept. 1995 |
Not in force |
| Netherlands (Eng.) |
25 Nov. 1998 |
Not in force |
| Portugal (Por.) | 9 Feb. 1994 | Not in force |
| Switzerland | 11 Nov. 1994 | Not in force |
| United Kingdom | 19 Jul. 1994 |
Not in force |
| Venezuela (Sp.) (Por.) |
4 Jul. 1995 |
Not in force |
| Total |
13 | 0 |
| Free Trade Associations [6] | Signed |
Entered into force |
| Mercosur (Sp.) (Por.) [1] | 26 Mar. 1991 | 25 Sept. 1991 |
| MERCOSUR - Chile (Economic Complementation Agreement No. 35, signed by Brazil as part of MERCOSUR) | 25 Jun. 1996 | 1 Oct. 1996 |
| Protocol of Colonia for the Promotion and Protection of Investment (Mercosur) (Sp.) (Por.) | 17 Jan. 1994 | Not in force |
| MERCOSUR - Bolivia (Economic Complementation Agreement No. 36, signed by Brazil as part of MERCOSUR) | 17 Dec. 1996 |
28 Feb. 1997 |
| MERCOSUR - Mexico (Economic Complementary Agreement No. 54, signed by Brazil as part of MERCOSUR) | 5 July 2002 |
5 Jan. 2006 |
| MERCOSUR - Andean Community (Economic Complementary Agreement No. 56, signed by Brazil as part of MERCOSUR) |
6 Dec. 2002 |
Not in force |
| MERCOSUR - Peru and Mexico (Economic Complementary Agreement No. 58, signed by Brazil as part of MERCOSUR) |
30 Nov. 2005 |
Not in force |
| MERCOSUR - Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela (Economic Complementary Agreement No. 59, signed by Brazil as part of MERCOSUR) |
18 Oct. 2004 |
Agreement enters in force at different dates depending on the signing parties. [8] |
| MERCOSUR - India |
25 Jan. 2005 |
Not in force |
| MERCOSUR - Israel Free Trade Agreement |
18 Dec. 2007 |
23 Dec. 2009 |
| Total |
10 | 6 |
Certain Arbitration Cases
| ICSID Cases |
Date | Decisions and Awards |
| Total Cases |
Certain Local Cases
| Key Court Decisions |
Date [9] |
Tribunal |
| Palmer & Wall Ltd v. Comp. Algodoeira Pernambucana - Algoper | 2 Mar. 1983 | Federal Supreme Court of Brazil |
| Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasilero v. A.S. Ivarans Rederi | 24 Apr. 1990 | Superior Court of Justice |
| MBV Commercial and Export Management Establishment v. Résil Indústria e Commérco Ltda | 12 Dec. 2001 | Federal Supreme Court of Brazil |
| Total Energie, SNC, and others v. Thorey Invest Negócios Ltda |
24 Sept. 2002 |
Civil Court of App. of the State of Sao Paulo |
| Frangosul S.A, Agroavícola Industrial and others v. W.M. Emprendimiento Ltda. and others |
22 Oct. 2002 |
Civil Court of Appeal of the State of Río de Janeiro |
| Americel S/A v. Compushopping Informática Ltda |
11 Apr. 2003 |
Superior Court of Justice |
| Campari do Brasil Ltda v. Distellerie Stock do Brasil Ltda |
5 Jun. 2003 |
Superior Court of Justice |
| Caoa Comércio de Veículos Importados Ltda. and others v. Renault S.A. and others |
12 Jun. 2003 |
Court of Appeal of the State of Sao Paulo |
| Companhia Paranaense de Gás - Compagás v. Consórcio Carioca-Passarelli |
11 Feb. 2004 |
Court of Appeal of the State of Paraná |
| Companhia Paranaense de Energia Copel v. UEG Araucária Ltda. |
15 Mar. 2004 |
Third court of public finances of Curitiba |
| UEG Araucária Ltda. v. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel) |
15 Jun. 2004 |
Court of Appeal of the State of Paraná |
| Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel) v. UEG Araucária Ltda. |
5 Jul. 2004 |
Court of Appeal of the State of Paraná |
| L'Aiglon SA v. Textil Unidão SA |
18 May 2005 |
Superior Court of Justice (Special Chamber) |
| Thales Geosolutions Inc v. Fonseca Almeida Representações e Comércio Ltda |
17 Aug. 2005 |
Brazilian Superior Court of Justice |
| Espal Representações e Conta Própria Ltda v. Wilhelm Fette GMBH |
18 Aug. 2005 |
Brazilian Superior Court of Justice |
| Companhia Estadual de Energia Electrica ("CEEE") v. AES Uruguaiana |
25 Oct. 2005 |
Federal Superior Court of Justice |
| Oleaginosa Moreno Hermanos Sociedad Anónima Comercial Industrial Financeira Inmobiliaria y Agropecuaria v. Moinho Paulista Ltda |
17 May 2006 |
Brazilian Superior Court of Justice |
| Mitsubishi Electric Corp. v. Evadin Indústrias Amazônia S.A. |
21 Mar. 2007 |
Brazilian Superior Court of Justice |
| Bouvery Int'l S.A. v. Valex Exportadora de Café Ltda |
16 Mar 2007 |
Brazilian Superior Court of Justice |
| Int'l Cotton Trading Ltd. - ICT v. Odil Pereira Campos Filho |
20 June 2007 |
Brazilian Superior Court of Justice |
| Spie Enertrans S/A Inepar S/A Indústria e Construções |
3 Oct. 2007 |
Brazilian Superior Court of Justice |
| Inepar Indústria e Construções v. Itiquira Energética S/A |
30 Jan. 2008 |
Brazilian Superior Court of Justice |
| Total Cases |
22 |
Cases/Parties Per Year
| AAA/ICDR [10] | ICC [10] |
ICSID [12] |
|
| 2000 | N/A | 10 |
0/0 |
| 2001 | N/A |
28 |
0/0 |
| 2002 | N/A |
18 |
0/0 |
| 2003 |
N/A |
22 |
0/0 |
| 2004 |
8 |
30 |
0/0 |
| 2005 |
16 |
35 |
0/0 |
| 2006 |
6 |
67 |
0/0 |
| 2007 |
4 |
35 |
0/0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 49 |
0/0 |
Arbitral Institutions
Brazil National Office of the ICC
Câmara de Arbitragem da Associação Comercial do Distrito Federal
Câmara de Arbitragem Empresarial Brasil - CAMARB
Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem da Associação Comercial do Paraná - ARBITAC
Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem de São Paulo do Centro das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo - CMA [São Paulo Mediation and Arbitration Chamber of the Industries Centre of the State of São Paulo]
Tribunal Arbitral de São Paulo - TASP
Centro de Arbitragem e Mediação de Câmara de Comércio Brasil - Canadá - CCBC [Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Comerce]
Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem do Rio de Janeiro
Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem da FEDERASUL
Instituto Nacional de Mediação e Arbitragem - INAMA
Confederação das Associações Comerciáis e Empresariais do Brasil [13]
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[1] According to Article 10 of the Panama Convention, "[f]or each State ratifying ... the Convention after the [Convention's entry into force,] the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification." Brazil deposited its instrument of ratification on November 27, 1995 (information available at http://www.sice.org/dispute/comarb/intl_conv/caicpae.asp, last visited on February 24, 2010).
[2] According to Article 11 of the Montevideo Convention, "[f]or each State ratifying ... the Convention after the [Convention's entry into force,] the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification." Brazil deposited its instrument of ratification on November 27, 1995 (information available at http://www.sice.org/dispute/comarb/intl_conv/caicmoe.asp, last visited on February 24, 2010).
[3] Source: http://www.tex.pro.br/wwwroot/curso/processoeconstituicao/documentos/protocolodelaslenas.htm
[4] Source: UNICTRAL, www.unictral.org
[5] Sources: UNCTAD - www.unctad.org, and http://www.sice.oas.org (both last visited February 24, 2010)
[6] Source: OAS - SICE Foreign Trade Information System, available at http://www.sice.oas.org/agreements_e.asp (last visited on 24 Feb. 2010).
[7] Source: OAS - SICE Foreign Trade Information System, available at http://www.sice.oas.org/ctyindex/BRZ/BRZagreements_e.asp (last visited on 24 Feb. 2010)
[8] Source: OAS - SICE Foreign Trade Information System, available at http://www.sice.oas.org/Trade/mrcsrac/eca_s.asp (last visited on 25 Feb. 2010)
[9] Date the decision was rendered.
[10] No. of cases administered by the International Center for Dispute Resolution of the AAA with a party from Brazil.
[11] No. of Parties from Brazil involved in Arbitration cases under ICC Rules.
[12] No. of cases registered by the ICSID Secretariat with Brazil as Respondent State.
[13]For the full list of Brazilian Arbitration Institutions please visit this website.
