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At the moment this article is being written we will be waiting for the second round of the presidential election. By the time it is published, the result will already have become known, and the casual and patient reader must immediately take this into account. Writing about the future - for those who are not [...]

Together with other colleagues, I had the honor of attending the above mentioned event, which was held in Brasilia on September 13th and 14th. For those who are not acquainted with the dynamics of such meetings, I remember that it begins with the opportunity to send suggestions of statements, which are compiled and forwarded to [...]

In some of the articles that were published in this journal (issues of October and November of 2017), I had the opportunity to make considerations about the hypotheses in which an interlocutory appeal can be filed, pursuant to art. 1.015 of the CPC / 15. I wondered that, in essence, and with the remarks that [...]

The determination of restraining orders for assets by the criminal Justice is far from being something new in the Brazilian legal system. Among the enforcement measures, the CPP sets forth the seizure "of assets, acquired by the defendant, and obtained by means of the proceeds of crime even though they had already been transferred to [...]

The study of Law – and in particular of civil procedure – in the light of the economic subsidies is certainly not something new. Such information is – or should be – considered by the legislator prior to, during, and after the proceedings. Reflecting on the subject is undoubtedly one of the most productive ways [...]

In the previous article we tried to identify, based on the debate that revolves around the topic of the enforcement of the decision immediately after a judgment by a panel of judges  at the local courts (Court of Justice or Federal District Court), a new attempt to "relativize" res judicata. Unlike what happened about two [...]

Approximately twenty years ago, one of the most relevant debates among the Brazilian civil proceduralists became known as the relativization of res judicata. It arose from the detection that some decisions on the merits, although no longer appealable and not accessible by an action for relief from judgment, had been seriously spoiled by procedural defects [...]