Quinze anos de vigência da Lei n° 8.078/90 e a indefinição do conceito de consumidor.: Estudo de caso do Superior Tribunal de Justiça.

The objective of this study is to exam, by using the inductive method, the legal concept of the term consumer, adopted by the Brazilian Defense of the Consumer Code (Código de Defesa do Consumidor - CDC) in its 2nd article. The concept of consumer as the individual who "acquires or uses a produ...

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Main Author: de Almeida Glória, Daniel Firmato
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade FUMEC, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Sociais e da Saúde 2006
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Online Access:http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=4046571
Source:Meritum, ISSN 2238-6939, Vol. 1, Nº. 1, 2006, pags. 77-100
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Summary: The objective of this study is to exam, by using the inductive method, the legal concept of the term consumer, adopted by the Brazilian Defense of the Consumer Code (Código de Defesa do Consumidor - CDC) in its 2nd article. The concept of consumer as the individual who "acquires or uses a product or a service as a final addressee" is not enough, remaining the need to know how the expression "final addressee" can be understood. If related to the meaning of the individual that is the final link of the production chain, or in other words, of the one who takes goods from the marketplace, or if the concept includes the individual who acquires the product so as to use it in the production of new goods or services, feeding again the productive chain. The comprehensiveness of the concept of consumer will be examined by studying two decisions of the Superior Tribunal de Justiça - a superior court in Brazil. Such decisions well synthesize the divergence that is present in the highest Brazilian court responsible for making uniform the Brazilian legislation.