Recently, our office handled an interesting case involving International Family Law. The case involves the division of assets left by a German individual, whose domicile was in Italy and who left some assets in Brazil. The heirs are German and Italian, so they also do not have a common domicile.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The case invites us to reflect on some legal points, among them: how is the division of assets handled and which country has jurisdiction to decide on this matter? What law applies to this case?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Brazilian rule is clear in establishing that the jurisdiction to carry out the inventory and division of assets located in Brazil will always be Brazilian, regardless of the nationality and domicile of the deceased, according to Article 23, section II of the Civil Procedure Code<\/span>4<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Article expressly determines the exclusion of any other jurisdiction, reflecting national sovereignty and a way to protect the assets located in Brazil from any intervention and\/or international interference.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, even though the rule is strict<\/span>, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice has been granting the homologation of foreign decisions in cases where there is no litigation between the interested parties. If there is agreement between the parties about the division or if it is just a matter of homologating a will, the Court has homologated these sentences so that they take effect on national territory<\/span>5<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The decision aims, on one hand, to maintain national sovereignty over the assets left here and, on the other hand, to prioritize the autonomy of the parties’ will and respect the deceased’s last will when there is consensus among the parties.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In summary, <\/span>whether in the case we recently handled <\/span>or in any other situation involving international succession, the rule is that the competence to carry out the division of assets located in Brazil will always be Brazilian, but competence may be mitigated in non-litigious cases where there is consensus among the parties regarding the division or the homologation of the will.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sucess\u00e3o internacional por morte e a flexibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o da regra brasileira<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Recentemente, nosso escrit\u00f3rio atuou em um interessante caso envolvendo o Direito de fam\u00edlia no \u00e2mbito internacional. O caso envolve a partilha de bens deixados por uma pessoa alem\u00e3, cujo domic\u00edlio era na It\u00e1lia e que deixou alguns bens no Brasil. Os herdeiros s\u00e3o alem\u00e3es e italianos, de modo que tamb\u00e9m n\u00e3o possuem domic\u00edlio comum.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n O caso convida \u00e0 reflex\u00e3o sobre alguns pontos jur\u00eddicos, entre eles: como fica a partilha dos bens e qual pa\u00eds possui jurisdi\u00e7\u00e3o para decidir a respeito? Qual o Direito aplic\u00e1vel a este caso?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A regra brasileira \u00e9 clara ao estabelecer que a compet\u00eancia para proceder ao invent\u00e1rio e \u00e0 partilha de bens situados no Brasil ser\u00e1 sempre brasileira, independente da nacionalidade e domic\u00edlio do <\/span>de cujus<\/span><\/i>, nos termos do art. 23, inciso II do C\u00f3digo de Processo Civil (\u201cCPC\u201d)<\/span>1<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n O dispositivo \u00e9 expresso ao determinar a exclus\u00e3o de qualquer outra jurisdi\u00e7\u00e3o, sendo um reflexo da soberania nacional e uma forma de proteger os bens situados no Brasil de qualquer interven\u00e7\u00e3o e\/ou interfer\u00eancia internacional.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n De todo modo, por mais que a regra seja r\u00edgida, o Superior Tribunal de Justi\u00e7a (\u201cSTJ\u201d) tem deferido a homologa\u00e7\u00e3o das decis\u00f5es estrangeiras nos casos em que ausente qualquer litigiosidade entre as partes interessadas. Havendo concord\u00e2ncia entre as partes acerca da partilha ou tratando-se apenas de homologa\u00e7\u00e3o de testamento, o STJ tem homologado estas senten\u00e7as para que surtam efeito no territ\u00f3rio nacional<\/span>2<\/span>. A decis\u00e3o do STJ busca de um lado, manter a soberania nacional sobre os bens deixados aqui, e de outro, priorizar a autonomia da vontade das partes e respeitar a \u00faltima vontade do falecido quando h\u00e1 consenso entre as partes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Em suma, seja no caso em que atuamos recentemente ou em qualquer outra situa\u00e7\u00e3o que trate de sucess\u00e3o internacional, a compet\u00eancia para realizar a partilha de bens situados no Brasil \u00e9 sempre brasileira, podendo, no entanto, ser mitigada em casos n\u00e3o litigiosos em que h\u00e1 consenso entre as partes sobre a partilha ou homologa\u00e7\u00e3o do testamento.<\/span><\/p>\n Por:<\/p>\n Isabela Burgo<\/a> – Advogada<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Giovana Pala Bara\u00fana – Estagi\u00e1ria<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Empresarial, contratos e arbitragem:<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0Daniel Tavela Lu\u00eds<\/a> (daniel@mluis.adv.br<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Mais informa\u00e7\u00f5es<\/strong><\/h2><\/h3><\/div>