The other side of the crisis of asset segregation

business risks and the need for prior judicial review of the admission of incapacitated persons into business companies

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https://doi.org/10.12662/2447-6641oj.v24i45.6584.pe6584.2026

Keywords:

legally incapable person, business company, judicial authorization, legal representation, best interests of the child and adolescent

Abstract

Background: The participation of legally incapable persons in business companies has historically raised relevant controversies in Brazilian private law, especially regarding the limits of legal representation and the patrimonial protection of those who do not have full civil capacity.

Objective: This article examines the need for prior judicial authorization for the participation of legally incapable persons in business companies, in light of civil legislation, case law, foreign law, the Law of Introduction to Brazilian Law, and the Federal Constitution of 1988.

Method: The study adopts a historical and systematic approach, based on normative, doctrinal, and case-law analysis. It begins with the development of legal personality and the participation of incapable persons in companies, examines the position adopted by the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court under the Civil Code of 1916, and discusses the legal nature of Article 974, paragraph 3, of the Civil Code of 2002.

Results: The analysis showed that Article 974, paragraph 3, of the Civil Code has predominantly procedural and registry-related content and does not exclude the application of Family Law rules governing legal representation and the administration of children’s assets.

Conclusions: The article concludes that prior judicial authorization constitutes a mechanism for the patrimonial and legal protection of legally incapable persons and is necessary when acts performed by legal representatives involve the incorporation of a business company or the onerous or gratuitous acquisition of equity quotas.

Author Biographies

Alice Cysneiros, UFPE

Doutoranda em Direito Privado pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Mestre em Direito Privado pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Graduada em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Advogada e sócia do escritório Amarante e Valença Advogados, com foco de atuação nas áreas de Direito Civil, Direito Empresarial e Direito Digital. Recife, PE, BR.

Venceslau Tavares, UFPE

Bacharel e Doutor em Direito pela UFPE. Atualmente é Professor Adjunto da Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Professor Doutor do Centro Universitário Frassinetti do Recife (Unifafire) e é professor permanente dos Cursos de Mestrado e Doutorado em Direito da UFPE, e do Curso interdisciplinar de Mestrado em Direitos Humanos da UFPE. É advogado e tem experiência profissional na área de Direito, com ênfase em Direito Privado. Recife, PE, BR.

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2026-09-28

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CYSNEIROS, Alice; TAVARES, Venceslau. The other side of the crisis of asset segregation: business risks and the need for prior judicial review of the admission of incapacitated persons into business companies. Revista Opinião Jurídica (Fortaleza), Fortaleza, v. 24, n. 45, p. e6584, 2026. DOI: 10.12662/2447-6641oj.v24i45.6584.pe6584.2026. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unichristus.edu.br/opiniaojuridica/article/view/6584. Acesso em: 30 sep. 2026.

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Vol. 24 No. 45 (2026): EM ABERTO

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