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Let’s Remember: In Brazil, the Civil Procedure Code is Not Automatically Applicable to Arbitral Proceedings

In the last fifteen years, the use of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution method has grown in Brazil. Not only has the arbitration law been declared constitutional, but also parties have continuously provided arbitration clauses in their contracts, and national courts have issued rulings recognizing the jurisdiction of arbitrators and their power to “state” the law.