Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations - New York ...

Internet Resources:
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Federal Senate
http://www.senado.gov.br
Chamber of Deputies
http://www.camara.gov.br
President
http://www.planalto.gov.br
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Ministry of Foreign Relations
http://www.mre.gov.br/
Supreme Federal Tribunal
http://www.stf.gov.br
Superior Tribunal of Justice
http://www.stj.gov.br
There is no uniform citation manual in Brazil. The following reflects common citation practices.
1.0 Constitution
Cite the Constitution by title (Constituição Federal) and year, followed by article referenced
(artigo):
Constituição Federal de 1988, artigo 102.
The title and date may be abbreviated with “CF 88”, in which case there is no comma between
the year and the article (“art.”):
CF 88 art. 102.
2.0 Legislation
2.1 Statutes, Laws, and Decrees
Cite statutes, laws, and decrees by type (e.g., Complementar, Ordinária, Medida Provisória),
serial number of the text as published in the official gazette Diário Oficial (using “de”), and date
of publication:
Lei Complementar 65, de 15.04.1991.
Lei Ordinária 8.112, de 11.12.90.
Medida Provisória 1515, de 16.10.94.
The citation may be (and often is) abbreviated with a short title, and serial number and date
separated by a slash:
LC 65/91.
L. 8.112/90.
MP 1515/94.