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Interpretation and Application of the New York Convention in Brazil

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Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

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The New York Convention has been moderately applied in Brazil. Since 2005, the Superior Tribunal de Justiça has decided 38 requests for recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, denying the petition on six occasions. The Superior Tribunal de Justiça has sometimes failed to properly apply the Convention on account of its lack of experience and knowledge of international case law regarding its application. Eventually, this issue may generate a general sense of uncertainty over the application of the Convention in Brazil.

Lauro Gama, Jr. is one of the founding partners of Binenbojm, Gama & Carvalho Britto and the former president of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr). He he has acted as counsel and arbitrator in more than 50 cases, under the rules of ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and Brazilian arbitral institutions. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

Bruno Teixeira is an associate at Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados in Rio de Janeiro. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from NYU School of Law. His practice focuses on international and domestic arbitration and complex litigation.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    See arts. 49(I) and 84 of the Brazilian Constitution.

  2. 2.

    “Status – Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958)” www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/arbitration/NYConvention_status.html.

  3. 3.

    ibid.

  4. 4.

    See arts. 18 and 31 of the BAA and art. 475-N (IV) of the Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure.

  5. 5.

    See, e.g. REsp 616 of 13.08.1990; REsp 238.174 of 16.06.2003; REsp 712.566 of 18.08.2005.

  6. 6.

    See Working Paper on Validity, Efficiency and Existence of the Arbitration Agreement 34–35 www.cbar.org.br/PDF/Relatorio_Convencao_arbitral_ing.pdf.

  7. 7.

    This requirement was abolished in 1996 with the enactment of the BAA.

  8. 8.

    See SEC 967; SEC 866; SEC 978.

  9. 9.

    See SEC 885.

  10. 10.

    See SEC 826; SEC 833.

  11. 11.

    See SEC 856.

  12. 12.

    See SEC 887.

  13. 13.

    See SEC 856.

  14. 14.

    See SEC 856.

  15. 15.

    See, e.g. SEC 6753; SEC 4837; SEC 3709.

  16. 16.

    See SEC 3709.

  17. 17.

    See, e.g. SEC 967; SEC 866; SEC 978.

  18. 18.

    See, e.g. SEC 887.

  19. 19.

    See, e.g. SEC 874; SEC 3660; SEC 3661.

  20. 20.

    See, e.g. SEC 3660; SEC 6335.

  21. 21.

    See art. 39 of the BAA; see, e.g. SEC 887; SEC 6365.

  22. 22.

    See SEC 507.

  23. 23.

    ibid.

  24. 24.

    See SEC 3035.

  25. 25.

    See, e.g. SEC 854; SEC 3035; SEC 4213.

  26. 26.

    See SEC 3035.

  27. 27.

    See SEC 5782.

  28. 28.

    See SEC 967; SEC 866; SEC 978; SEC 885.

  29. 29.

    See SEC 4024.

  30. 30.

    See SEC 894.

  31. 31.

    See, e.g. SEC 911; SEC 1302; SEC 3035.

  32. 32.

    JCB Moreira, Comentários ao CPC, 9a edn (Rio de Janeiro, Forense, 2001) 85.

  33. 33.

    ibid.

  34. 34.

    See, e.g. SEC 8542. In this case, recognition proceedings were brought against Chevron Corporation by Ecaudorian families.

  35. 35.

    N Nery Jr. and RMA Nery, CPC Comentado, 10a edn (São Paulo, Ed. RTr) 771.

  36. 36.

    See, e.g. SEC 8542. In this case, recognition proceedings were brought against Chevron Corporation by Ecaudorian families.

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  1. Binenbojm, Gama & Carvalho Britto, Rua Primeiro de Março, n° 23/23° andar, Centro – Rio de Janeiro RJ – CEP, 20010-904, Brazil

    Lauro Gama Jr.

  2. Mattos Filho Advogados, Praia do Flamengo, 200 - 11° andar, Rio de Janeiro RJ – CEP, 22210-901, Brazil

    Bruno Teixeira

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Gama, L., Teixeira, B. (2017). Interpretation and Application of the New York Convention in Brazil. In: Bermann, G. (eds) Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50915-0_5

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