Contractual interpretation in Brazil under the light of the 2019 Economic Freedom Act

Abstract

The following article scrutinizes innovations brought by the Brazilian Economic Freedom Act to article n. 113 of the Brazilian Civil Code. Departing from a literature review, it outlines several aspects of these innovations, while underlining the principles of contract law – more particularly, private autonomy and the social function of contract. In its concluding remarks, the survey sets forth a call for debate on some pressing issues concerning Brazilian Private Law under the light of the Economic Freedom Act.