International Team Project: Brazil Research Checklist

Introduction

This is a selective list of resources prepared for International Team Project Brazil at Northwestern University School of Law in the Spring 2012 semester by Irene Berkey, Foreign and International Law Librarian, and revised by Heidi Kuehl, Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian and Coordinator of Educational Programming and Outreach.

Note: the law library does not collect materials on Latin American countries in vernacular languages. Some regional organization material is collected in Spanish.

General Country Information

General Resources by Country or Region (history, geography, government, economy, business conditions, etc.) Find detailed information on Brazil in these multi-country resources.

Selected Governmental Web Sites

Portal do Governo Brasileiro Brazilian government portal (Portuguese, English, Spanish)
Presidência da República Federativa do Brasil Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Portal da Câmara dos Deputados Chamber of Deputies portal. See English language version. The National Congress . In particular see the links “Making Laws” (which includes “the Legislative Process Fluxogram”) and “Types of Legislation laid before the National Congress.”
Senado Federal See English language description of the Federal Senate from the Chamber of Deputies portal.
Ministério de las Relações Exteriores Ministry of External Relations (Portuguese, English, Spanish)
Supremo Tribunal Federal

Additional web sites for Brazil

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) University of Texas. See Brazil page

Laws and Legal System

Civil law legal systems in general

"Civil Law" article in Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia (2002), vol. 1, pages 304-308
I, REF K 48 .L44 2002
Apple, James G. and Robert P. Deyling, A Primer on the Civil-Law System (Federal Judicial Center, 1995).
University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, World Legal Systems world map showing legal traditions followed by each country.

Introduction/research guides/links to selected laws in English

“Brazil” chapter in Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia (2002) vol. I, pages 188-196 ( I,REF K48 .L44 2002 )
Doing Legal Research in Brazil: Update By Edilenice Passos (GlobaLex, 2008).
Introduction to Brazilian Law, ed. Fabiano Deffenti, Welber Barral (Kluwer Law International 2011). N, SBR KHD 327. I585 2011
Legal Research Guide: Brazil Law Library of Congress. Note: call numbers are to materials in the Law Library of Congress.
“Brazil” in Reynolds and Flores, Foreign Law Guide . Includes background on the legal system and legal publications, as well as citations to laws on particular topics and English language translations.
Brazil Law Digest, in Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest. Digest of various areas of substantive law. Available in LexisNexis Legal > Area of Law–By Topic > Foreign Laws & Legal Sources > Brazil > Martindale-Hubbell® Law Digest – South American Law Digests > Brazil Law Digest
Brazil laws from WORLDLII World Legal Information Institute
Guide to Law Online – Brazil Law Library of Congress
Civil Code of Brazil, translated into English, with an introduction, index and glossary of selected Brazilian civil law terms by Julio Romañach, Jr. (Lawrence Pub. 2011). N,SBR KHD 404.32002 .A52 2011

Constitution and constitutional law

The current constitution and historical constitutions, in Portuguese, are available from this page of the Brazilian government’s web site.
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, October 5, 1988 (as amended to 2010) (in English) is available in Constitutions of the Countries of the World (search for Brazil in "Location" box.) This resource also includes “ Introductory Notes and Summaries of Amendments to the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1992-2010,” and various historical materials. Also available in print I,MON K 3157 .A2B58 1971 vol 3
International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Constitutional Law Click on "National Monographs," then "Brazil," for a book-length treatment of Brazilian constitutional law.

Sources for legislation and/or case law in Portuguese

LexML Brazilian legislative and legal information portal, a governmental site.
Presidência da República Federativa do Brasil Click on Legislação Includes the texts of many codes.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Law Library of Congress. English language summaries from 1976 as well as, from 1996, full-text in Portuguese, scanned from the Diario Oficial.

Finding Books:

Finding Books at Northwestern University (NUcat Searching Tips )
Finding Books at Other Libraries (WorldCat )

Finding Articles:

Hints: Many subject areas are relevant-- not just law. | Use indexes to identify relevant articles. | " Advanced search" often easier than "basic search." | Find relevant citation, then click on " subject headings" or " descriptors" to find more. | " Find it at NU" button often leads to electronic full text. | NUcat " journal title" search leads to print and/or electronic full text.

Finding Articles and Papers on Foreign and Comparative Law (for articles on law of countries other than the U.S. and comparative law methodology, from journals published both in the U.S. and abroad)
Find Non-Law Articles (for subjects in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences)

Finding Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) Entries for doctoral dissertations and master's theses, many of which are available for immediate free download. Can search by school, e.g., Northwestern.

Finding Statistics

Worldwide Statistical Resources Pritzker Legal Research Center
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia y Estadística (IBGE) (Portuguese, English, Spanish)

News: General, Legal, and Business

Note that both Lexis and Westlaw allow you to create and save a search, to be run on a periodic basis, such as daily or weekly. For links to tutorials, see the Research Alerts page of the library's web site. Always check scope notes (click on information icon) for dates of coverage. Not all publications are current.
Many organizations make it possible to monitor news by means of an RSS/XML ("Really Simple Syndication") feed. For information of setting up RSS feeds, see the Research Alerts: RSS Feeds section of the library's web site.

LexisNexis

News & Business > Country & Region (excluding U.S.) > Brazil > News

Westlaw

Global News tab > South America
Business & News tab > Global News
International/Worldwide Materials > South America > Individual Country Materials > Brazil > News

WestlawNext

News > International News > Latin America OR News > International News > Latin America > Brazil

Bloomberg Latin America business news (in English)

International Business Resources

See our web site's International Trade, Business, and Economic Law page.
GlobalEDGE (TM) Resource Desk . Michigan State University.

Regional Organizations of Which Brazil is a Member—Selected List

Organization of American States (OAS)
Summit of the Americas
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) See National Sources of Information – Brazil
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) See Brazil and the IDB
Mercosul/Mercosur economic cooperative among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. (This site is in Portuguese and Spanish.)
Comisión Económica para America Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAS)
Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA) Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI)
Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)

Worldwide Organizations - Selected List

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Brazil is not a member, but see Brazil Country Web Page
International Labour Organization (ILO) ILO office in Brazil (in Portuguese)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) See Brazil country brief and Brazil Country Profile
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) See Brazil country office site (in Portuguese)
United Nations Economic, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) See Brazil page
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Additional Resources for Selected Topics

Environment/Natural Resources

Natural resources web links for Brazil Sturm College of Law, University of Denver
ECOLEX datatase FAO, IUCN, and UNEP. Can be searched for environmental laws of Brazil.
FAOLEX database Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Can be searched for agricultural laws of Brazil.
Pollution Abstracts Index to articles on environmental matters.
Agricola Index to articles on agriculture.

Human Rights

2010 Human Rights Report: Brazil. U.S. Dept. of State.
Trafficking in Persons Report 2011. U.S. Dept. of State.
U. N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) Brazil Homepage
Amnesty International 2011 Report: Brazil
Human Rights Watch: Brazil
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS)
UNHCR: The United Nations Refugee Agency: Brazil

Intellectual Property

World Trade Organization Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)See Information by Country: Brazil , especially National Legislation (WIPO Lex)

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General Country Information General Resources by Country or Region (history, geography, government, economy, business conditions, etc.) Find detailed information on Brazil in these multi-country resources. Selected Governmental Web Sites Portal do Governo Brasileiro Brazilian government portal (Portuguese, English, Spanish) Presidência da República Federativa do Brasil Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil Portal da Câmara dos Deputados Chamber of Deputies portal. See English language version. The National Congress . In particular see the links “Making Laws” (which includes “the Legislative Process Fluxogram”) and “Types of Legislation laid before the National Congress.” Senado Federal See English language description of the Federal Senate from the Chamber of Deputies portal. Ministério de las Relações Exteriores Ministry of External Relations (Portuguese, English, Spanish) Supremo Tribunal Federal Additional web sites for Brazil Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) University of Texas. See Brazil page Laws and Legal System Civil law legal systems in general "Civil Law" article in Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia (2002), vol. 1, pages 304-308 I, REF K 48 .L44 2002 Apple, James G. and Robert P. Deyling, A Primer on the Civil-Law System (Federal Judicial Center, 1995). University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, World Legal Systems world map showing legal traditions followed by each country. Introduction/research guides/links to selected laws in English “Brazil” chapter in Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia (2002) vol. I, pages 188-196 ( I,REF K48 .L44 2002 ) Doing Legal Research in Brazil: Update By Edilenice Passos (GlobaLex, 2008). Introduction to Brazilian Law, ed. Fabiano Deffenti, Welber Barral (Kluwer Law International 2011). N, SBR KHD 327. I585 2011 Legal Research Guide: Brazil Law Library of Congress. Note: call numbers are to materials in the Law Library of Congress. “Brazil” in Reynolds and Flores, Foreign Law Guide . Includes background on the legal system and legal publications, as well as citations to laws on particular topics and English language translations. Brazil Law Digest, in Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest. Digest of various areas of substantive law. Available in LexisNexis Legal > Area of Law–By Topic > Foreign Laws & Legal Sources > Brazil > Martindale-Hubbell® Law Digest – South American Law Digests > Brazil Law Digest Brazil laws from WORLDLII World Legal Information Institute Guide to Law Online – Brazil Law Library of Congress Civil Code of Brazil, translated into English, with an introduction, index and glossary of selected Brazilian civil law terms by Julio Romañach, Jr. (Lawrence Pub. 2011). N,SBR KHD 404.32002 .A52 2011 Constitution and constitutional law The current constitution and historical constitutions, in Portuguese, are available from this page of the Brazilian government’s web site. The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, October 5, 1988 (as amended to 2010) (in English) is available in Constitutions of the Countries of the World (search for Brazil in "Location" box.) This resource also includes “ Introductory Notes and Summaries of Amendments to the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1992-2010,” and various historical materials. Also available in print I,MON K 3157 .A2B58 1971 vol 3 International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Constitutional Law Click on "National Monographs," then "Brazil," for a book-length treatment of Brazilian constitutional law. Sources for legislation and/or case law in Portuguese LexML Brazilian legislative and legal information portal, a governmental site. Presidência da República Federativa do Brasil Click on Legislação Includes the texts of many codes. Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Law Library of Congress. English language summaries from 1976 as well as, from 1996, full-text in Portuguese, scanned from the Diario Oficial. Finding Books: Finding Books at Northwestern University (NUcat Searching Tips ) Finding Books at Other Libraries (WorldCat ) Finding Articles: Hints: Many subject areas are relevant-- not just law. \| Use indexes to identify relevant articles. \| " Advanced search" often easier than "basic search." \| Find relevant citation, then click on " subject headings" or " descriptors" to find more. \| " Find it at NU" button often leads to electronic full text. \| NUcat " journal title" search leads to print and/or electronic full text. Finding Articles and Papers on Foreign and Comparative Law (for articles on law of countries other than the U.S. and comparative law methodology, from journals published both in the U.S. and abroad) Find Non-Law Articles (for subjects in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences) Finding Dissertations ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) Entries for doctoral dissertations and master's theses, many of which are available for immediate free download. Can search by school, e.g., Northwestern. Finding Statistics Worldwide Statistical Resources Pritzker Legal Research Center Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia y Estadística (IBGE) (Portuguese, English, Spanish) News: General, Legal, and Business Note that both Lexis and Westlaw allow you to create and save a search, to be run on a periodic basis, such as daily or weekly. For links to tutorials, see the Research Alerts page of the library's web site. Always check scope notes (click on information icon) for dates of coverage. Not all publications are current. Many organizations make it possible to monitor news by means of an RSS/XML ("Really Simple Syndication") feed. For information of setting up RSS feeds, see the Research Alerts: RSS Feeds section of the library's web site. LexisNexis News & Business > Country & Region (excluding U.S.) > Brazil > News Westlaw Global News tab > South America Business & News tab > Global News International/Worldwide Materials > South America > Individual Country Materials > Brazil > News WestlawNext News > International News > Latin America OR News > International News > Latin America > Brazil Bloomberg Latin America business news (in English) International Business Resources See our web site's International Trade, Business, and Economic Law page. GlobalEDGE (TM) Resource Desk . Michigan State University. Regional Organizations of Which Brazil is a Member—Selected List Organization of American States (OAS) Summit of the Americas Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) See National Sources of Information – Brazil Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) See Brazil and the IDB Mercosul/Mercosur economic cooperative among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. (This site is in Portuguese and Spanish.) Comisión Económica para America Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAS) Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI) Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Worldwide Organizations - Selected List Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Brazil is not a member, but see Brazil Country Web Page International Labour Organization (ILO) ILO office in Brazil (in Portuguese) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) See Brazil country brief and Brazil Country Profile United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) See Brazil country office site (in Portuguese) United Nations Economic, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) See Brazil page United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Additional Resources for Selected Topics AIDS/HIV/Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Brazil Country Profile USAID Health: HIV/AIDS – Brazil United States Agency for International Development Brazil . Pan American Health Organization. World Health Organization (WHO) - Brazil Criminal Justice United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Economic Development United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - Brazil IFAD in Brazil International Fund for Agricultural Developoment Environment/Natural Resources Natural resources web links for Brazil Sturm College of Law, University of Denver ECOLEX datatase FAO, IUCN, and UNEP. Can be searched for environmental laws of Brazil. FAOLEX database Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Can be searched for agricultural laws of Brazil. Pollution Abstracts Index to articles on environmental matters. Agricola Index to articles on agriculture. Human Rights 2010 Human Rights Report: Brazil. U.S. Dept. of State. Trafficking in Persons Report 2011. U.S. Dept. of State. U. N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) Brazil Homepage Amnesty International 2011 Report: Brazil Human Rights Watch: Brazil Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS) UNHCR: The United Nations Refugee Agency: Brazil Intellectual Property World Trade Organization Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)See Information by Country: Brazil , especially National Legislation (WIPO Lex)