STJ recognises award issued against international legal entity without participation of relevant governments | Practical Law

STJ recognises award issued against international legal entity without participation of relevant governments | Practical Law

In Mercovia S/A v Comissão Mista Argentino Brasileira (COMAB), Foreign Award n. 10.432 – EX, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) considered whether it could recognise an award issued by an ad hoc arbitral tribunal in which an international legal entity, established by the Brazilian and Argentine federal governments, had been a party to the arbitration proceedings, without the assistance of those governments.

STJ recognises award issued against international legal entity without participation of relevant governments

by Eduardo Damião Gonçalves (Partner), Flávio Spaccaquerche Barbosa (Associate), Bruno Barreto de Azevedo Teixeira (Associate), Mattos Filho Advogados
Published on 10 Nov 2015 • Brazil
In Mercovia S/A v Comissão Mista Argentino Brasileira (COMAB), Foreign Award n. 10.432 – EX, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) considered whether it could recognise an award issued by an ad hoc arbitral tribunal in which an international legal entity, established by the Brazilian and Argentine federal governments, had been a party to the arbitration proceedings, without the assistance of those governments.