Brazilian Civil Code
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The Brazilian Civil Code is the primary legal framework governing private law in Brazil, including contracts, property, family relations, and civil liability.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Code of 2002 | 0 |
| Civil Code of 1916 | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian Civil Code
ⓘ
civil code ⓘ codified statute ⓘ source of private law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
legal entities
ⓘ
natural persons ⓘ |
| containsBook |
Book I – General Part
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book II – Obligations NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III – Company Law (Direito de Empresa) NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV – Family Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Book V – Succession Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| currentMainVersion | Civil Code of 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 10 January 2002 ⓘ |
| dateOfEntryIntoForce |
1 January 1917
ⓘ
11 January 2003 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
civil liability
ⓘ
company law aspects of civil companies ⓘ contracts ⓘ family law ⓘ obligations ⓘ personality rights ⓘ private law in Brazil ⓘ property law ⓘ rights in rem ⓘ succession law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brazilian Civil Code of 1916
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Civil Code NERFINISHED ⓘ German Civil Code (BGB) NERFINISHED ⓘ German Civil Code (BGB) NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Civil Code of 1942 NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Civil Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federative Republic of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| lawNumber | Law No. 10.406 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law system ⓘ |
| previousVersion | Civil Code of 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalDrafter | Clóvis Beviláqua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | President of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
capacity to act
ⓘ
inheritance and wills ⓘ kinship and filiation ⓘ legal personality ⓘ marriage and marital property regimes ⓘ possession and ownership ⓘ prescription and decadence ⓘ statute of limitations ⓘ |
| repealed | Civil Code of 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
general part
ⓘ
special part ⓘ |
| subjectTo | constitutional supremacy of the Brazilian Federal Constitution ⓘ |
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