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14. Disputes: Brazil

Disputes in Brazil: which courts hear a case involving a foreign investor, how arbitration works under the 1996 Arbitration Law, how foreign judgments and arbitral awards become enforceable through the Superior Court of Justice, and what litigation costs, interest and deadlines look like, each tied to the official text. Investors also active in Argentina can compare its regime through The Argentine Thread guide.

Investor view. Brazil's pro arbitration statute, New York Convention membership and a single national court for recognizing foreign awards give investors a predictable path to enforce contracts in Latin America's largest market, which supports long term capital commitments.

Disputes in Brazil: courts, arbitration and enforcing foreign judgments and awardsBrazil is arbitration friendly: a 1996 law makes awards final with no appeal, enforceable like court judgments and open to annulment only on listed grounds within 90 days, and the public administratio