Brazil’s Superior Court Invokes Forum Non Conveniens: Is that Really What They Mean?
On September 1, 2026, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice invoked the doctrine of forum non conveniens in declining jurisdiction to hear a dispute. It is the first time this court has done so in a transnational case. Does the judgment represent the reception of forum non conveniens into Brazilian law? The answer is less straightforward…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s New Law on Forum Selection Clauses: Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater?
Brazil has changed its law on international forum selection clauses. In June this year, a new statutory provision came into force, adding, unexpectedly, new requirements for their enforceability. In this attempt to redistribute domestic litigation, the Brazilian legislator may well have thrown out the baby, international forum selection clauses, with the bathwater. The Recognition of…
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