The (in)convenience of adopting punitive damages in the Brazilian legal system

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Published: Nov 11, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37963/iberc.v7i3.293
Keywords:
Private law, Civil liability, Civil liability functions, punitive function, Punitive damages

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Wesley de Oliveira Louzada Bernardo
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9326-7705

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This paper aims to analyze the structural and functional profiles of the punitive damages institute, as well as to examine its historical origin, development, and the main controversies regarding its applicability in its principal locus of operation in current times, namely, the United States. Based on this analysis, since it is an institute typical of countries that adopt the common law system, the primary scope of this study is to reflect on the feasibility and compatibility of its adoption in countries with a Roman-Germanic (civil law) legal tradition, specifically within the national legal system, highlighting the main obstacles to its importation.





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BERNARDO, Wesley de Oliveira Louzada. The (in)convenience of adopting punitive damages in the Brazilian legal system. Revista IBERC, Belo Horizonte, v. 7, n. 3, p. 1–17, 2024. DOI: 10.37963/iberc.v7i3.293. Disponível em: https://revista.iberc.org.br/iberc/article/view/293. Acesso em: 4 may. 2026.
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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2024): Revista IBERC
Section
National Doctrine
Author Biography

Wesley de Oliveira Louzada Bernardo, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Possui mestrado em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito de Campos (2003) e doutorado em Direito pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2008).