Scientific Sessions

CELS Global Brazil 2026

held jointly with the VI Congresso Brasileiro de Direito e Políticas Públicas

June 8–10, 2026 · Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo

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Tuesday, June 9

Day 1 · Special and Parallel Scientific Sessions

Faculty of Law (FD-USP) · Largo São Francisco
14:0015:30
Slot S1 · Parallel

Special and Parallel Scientific Sessions

Participants choose between the special session(s) and the parallel scientific sessions in adjacent rooms. The full list of papers and discussants appears below for each option.

Special Session SELS, Law as Data, Law as Code EN

Ruy Barbosa Nogueira Auditorium (capacity 80) · First Floor

Chair Júlio Trecenti (Insper/CEOE)

  • Corinna Coupette
    Aalto University, Finland
  • Daniel L. Chen
    Stanford Law School
  • Rafael Barbosa
    UFC / Instituto CELS
  • Ivan César Ribeiro
    CEOE/Unifesp
S1.1 Criminal Justice Outcomes in Brazil EN

João Monteiro Room (capacity 100) · Second Floor · left of the elevators

Chair Kerlly Santos (USP)

  • 1. Alternative Justice, Unintended Harms: How Fast-Track Non-Prosecution Criminal Justice Affects Domestic Violence
    Giovanna Úbida — FGV-EESP

    Coauthors, Vinicius Lima (Mackenzie)

    Discussant, Henrique Wang (Insper)

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  • 2. Fight like a Woman: Domestic Violence and Female Judges in Brazil
    Vítor Possebom — FGV EESP

    Coauthors, Helena Laneuville (University of Sao Paulo)

    Discussant, Giovanna Úbida (USP)

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S1.2 Court Organization and Efficiency EN

Luiz Gama Room (capacity 50) · Second Floor · right of the elevators

Chair Karine Borri (USP/Esalq)

  • 1. Sealing Court Records as Caseload Management: Evidence from 100 Million Brazilian Cases
    Alexandre Samy de Castro — IPEA

    Discussant, Fernando Corrêa (USP)

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  • 2. Bankruptcy Outcomes in Congested Courts: Evidence from Brazil
    Flavio Moraes — FGV EAESP

    Coauthors, Aloisio Araujo (FGV EPGE and IMPA), Rafael Ferreira (FEA USP)

    Discussant, Alexandre Samy de Castro (IPEA)

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  • 3. Does Justice Specialization Ensure More Consistent Decisions? Evidence from São Paulo Business Courts
    Fernando Corrêa — USP

    Discussant, Paulo Furquim de Azevedo (Insper)

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S1.3 Empirical Methods and Statistical Evidence in Law EN

Dutra Rodrigues Room (capacity 30) · Second Floor · right of the elevators

Chair David Hyman (Georgetown Law)

  • 1. From Trial to Appeal: Statistical Evidence in the 'Pinheirinho' Mass Litigation
    Andressa Scorza — USP

    Coauthors, Susana Henriques da Costa (USP)

    Discussant, Jacek Lewkowicz (University of Warsaw)

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  • 2. The Determinants of Constitutional Endurance: A Survival Analysis
    Jacek Lewkowicz — University of Warsaw

    Coauthors, Anna Lewczuk (University of Warsaw)

    Discussant, Tim Samples (University of Georgia (Terry College))

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  • 3. Choosing a Nursing Home: How Useful Are CMS Star Ratings?
    David Hyman — Georgetown Law

    Coauthors, Anton Chorniy (Northwestern); William Sage (Texas A&M); Bernard Black (Northwestern)

    Discussant, Mariana Püschel (FGV Direito SP / Insper)

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S1.4 Antitrust, Corporate Markets, and Private Contracts EN

Frederico Steidel Room (capacity 48) · Second Floor · right of the elevators

Chair Felipe Chiarello (Mackenzie)

  • 1. Antitrust, Anti-Activism
    Robert Bishop — Duke Law School

    Coauthors, Vyacheslav Fos (Boston College); Wei Jiang (Emory University Goizueta Business School); Frank Partnoy (University of California, Berkeley)

    Discussant, Eduardo Pontual Ribeiro (IE-UFRJ (former CADE Commissioner))

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  • 2. The Asking Price of Incorporation: State Leverage and the Evolution of Corporate Purpose
    Fatjon Kaja — Goethe University Frankfurt

    Discussant, Sergio Mittlaender (Max Planck / FGV Direito SP)

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  • 3. Normative Beliefs About Contract Remedies: The Divergence Between Public Preferences and the Law
    Sergio Mittlaender — Max Planck / FGV Direito SP

    Discussant, Robert Bishop (Duke Law School)

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16:0017:30
Slot S2 · Parallel

Special and Parallel Scientific Sessions

Participants choose between the special session(s) and the parallel scientific sessions in adjacent rooms. The full list of papers and discussants appears below for each option.

Special Session RedeDPP I, Teaching experiences in DPP PT

Ruy Barbosa Nogueira Auditorium (capacity 80) · First Floor

Moderator Luciani Coimbra de Carvalho (UFMS)

  • Adriana Schier
    UniBrasil
  • Emerson Moura
    Unirio
  • Flavia Santiago
    UEPE
  • Andreza Pantoja Smith
    UFPA
S2.1 Artificial Intelligence and Law EN

João Monteiro Room (capacity 100) · Second Floor · left of the elevators

Chair Marcelo Guedes Nunes (PUC-SP/ABJ)

  • 1. Do Large Language Models Replicate Value-Laden Judicial Reasoning? Evidence from China
    Long Chen — The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Coauthors, Yidan Huang (HKUST); Long Chen (HKUST); Sirui Han (HKUST)

    Discussant, Daniel L. Chen (Stanford Law School)

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  • 2. Can You Trust What You See? Human and AI Detection of Synthetic Legal Evidence
    Jinzhe Tan — Université de Montréal

    Coauthors, Ali Ekber Cinar (McGill University); Karim Benyekhlef (Université de Montréal)

    Discussant, Corinna Coupette (Aalto University, Finland)

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  • 3. Introducing a New Longitudinal Corpus of Digital Contracts, 1999–2025
    Tim Samples — University of Georgia

    Coauthors, Katherine Ireland (University of Georgia); Kaspar Beelen (University of London)

    Discussant, Jacek Lewkowicz (University of Warsaw)

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S2.2 Health Law and Policy EN

Frederico Steidel Room (capacity 48) · Second Floor · right of the elevators

Chair Jair Ribeiro Chagas (CEOE/Unifesp)

  • 1. Judicialization of Healthcare and Gender Bias: Evidence from São Paulo Court of Justice
    Armando Martins — IPEA / UFRJ

    Discussant, Victor Dantas de Maio Martinez (FD-USP / Ribeirão)

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  • 2. Judicialization of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rare Diseases in Brazil
    Mariana Püschel — FGV Direito SP / Insper

    Coauthors, Bruno Oliveira (FGV Direito SP / Insper); Vanessa Boarati (PENSi)

    Discussant, Armando Martins (IPEA / UFRJ)

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S2.3 Judicial Bias and Decision-Making EN

Luiz Gama Room (capacity 50) · Second Floor · right of the elevators

Chair Alexandre Samy de Castro (IPEA)

  • 1. Social Connectedness and Judicial Decisions
    Diogo Souza — FEA-USP

    Coauthors, Rafael de Vasconcelos Xavier Ferreira (FEA-USP)

    Discussant, Marcelle Amaral (UFPE / Cornell)

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  • 2. The Cost of Justification: Hierarchical Signals, Technical Information, and Judicial Reasoning
    Denis Moreira — Insper

    Discussant, Victor Dantas de Maio Martinez (FD-USP / Ribeirão)

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  • 3. Socioeconomic Status, Drug-Related Factors, and Bias in Judicial Decisions
    Victor Dantas de Maio Martinez — FD-USP / Ribeirão

    Coauthors, Danilo Santa Cruz Coelho; Natália Cardoso Amorim Maciel

    Discussant, Diogo Souza (FEA-USP / FGV EESP)

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Wednesday, June 10

Day 2 · Special and Parallel Scientific Sessions

Faculty of Law (FD-USP) · Largo São Francisco
13:0014:30
Slot S3 · Parallel

Special and Parallel Scientific Sessions

Participants choose between the special session(s) and the parallel scientific sessions in adjacent rooms. The full list of papers and discussants appears below for each option.

Special Session RedeDPP II, Research experiences in DPP PT

Ruy Barbosa Nogueira Auditorium (capacity 80) · First Floor

Moderator Diva Julia Safe (UFG)

  • Caroline Müller Bittencourt
    Unisc
  • Gustavo Feitosa
    Unifor
  • Sergio Alexandre de Moraes Braga Jr.
    UFRN
  • Jean Carlos Dias
    CESUPA
S3.1 Discrimination, Inclusion, and Rights Enforcement EN

Dutra Rodrigues Room (capacity 30) · Second Floor · right of the elevators

Chair Carolina Cutrupi Ferreira (Unifesp)

  • 1. Human Rights and Public Policies for Countering Hate Speech in Brazil
    Camilo Onoda Luiz Caldas — Instituto Luiz Gama / EPD

    Discussant, Alei Santos (FGV Direito SP)

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  • 2. The Path After Access: The Long-Term Impacts of Affirmative Action in a Selective Brazilian University
    Alei Santos — FGV EAESP

    Discussant, Rafael Barbosa (UFC / Instituto CELS)

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  • 3. Invisible Barriers: Judicial Bias and Female Representation in Brazilian Courts
    Nara Morais — FEA / USP

    Coauthors, Paula Pereda (FEA/USP)

    Discussant, Camilo Onoda Luiz Caldas (Instituto Luiz Gama / EPD)

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S3.2 Criminal Justice Institutions EN

João Monteiro Room (capacity 100) · Second Floor · left of the elevators

Chair João Manoel Pinho de Mello (FGV/EESP)

  • 1. How Criminal Law Exploits Jury Ignorance
    Matthew Kim — University of Florida Levin College of Law

    Discussant, Julio Trecenti (Insper/CEOE)

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  • 2. Selection Bias on Justifiable Homicides Reports
    Julio Trecenti — Insper/CEOE

    Coauthors, Ivan César Ribeiro (CEOE/Unifesp); John Donohue (Stanford Law School; NBER)

    Discussant, Vítor Possebom (FGV EESP)

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  • 3. Prosecutorial Independence: A Case Study of the Head of Brazil's Public Prosecutor's Office (PGR)
    Henrique Wang — Insper

    Discussant, Andrea Castagnola (Visiting Professor, UTDT / LawTransform CMI)

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S3.3 Markets, Information, and Private Contracts EN

Frederico Steidel Room (capacity 48) · Second Floor · right of the elevators

Chair Luciana Yeung (Insper)

  • 1. Debt Modification Expectations and Borrowing Behavior: Evidence from Social Contracts
    Pedro Amoni — Insper

    Discussant, David Hyman (Georgetown Law)

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  • 2. Information Sharing and the Value of Private Credit Data: Evidence from Brazil
    Flavio Moraes — FGV EAESP

    Coauthors, Gustavo Araujo (Banco Central do Brasil); Everton Gomes (Verde Asset Management); Felipe Iachan (FGV EPGE)

    Discussant, Arthur Barrionuevo (FGV/EAESP)

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  • 3. Better Drugs and Devices Through Private Contracts
    David Hyman — Georgetown University Law Center

    Coauthors, Wendy Netter Epstein (DePaul University); Charles Silver (UT Austin)

    Discussant, Pedro Amoni (Insper / FGV EESP)

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15:0016:30
Slot S4 · Parallel

Special and Parallel Scientific Sessions

Participants choose between the special session(s) and the parallel scientific sessions in adjacent rooms. The full list of papers and discussants appears below for each option.

Special Session CELS Latinoamérica, Judges Under Pressure EN

Ruy Barbosa Nogueira Auditorium (capacity 80) · First Floor

Chair Diego Werneck Arguelhes (Insper)

  • Andrea Castagnola
    Visiting Professor, UTDT · LawTransform CMI
  • Cristián Villalonga
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Germán Feierherd
    Universidad de San Andrés
  • Azul A. Aguiar Aguilar
    ITESO, Guadalajara
Special Session RBECrim, Empirical Criminology Roundtable Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa em Economia do Crime e Criminologia PT

Goffredo da Silva Telles Auditorium · Ground Floor

Moderator Marcelo Justus (Unicamp · President, RBECrim)

  • 1. Real Penalties in Brazilian Law (Part 2): An Update on the Decriminalization Movement and the Penal Expansion Reaction in the Legislature
    Fillipe Azevedo Rodrigues — UFRN · Department of Law and Graduate Program in Law · Legal Director, RBECrim
    Article pending upload
  • 2. In Search of a Measure for Criminal Factions and Their Relationship to the Homicide Rate in Brazil
    Tulio Kahn — Fundação Espaço Democrático · IPEA · Director of Special Affairs, RBECrim
    Article pending upload
  • 3. Digital Crime and Social Network Analysis: Empirical Evidence of Criminal Migration and the Dismantling of Criminal Organizations in the State of São Paulo
    Kerlly Santos — Universidade de São Paulo · Director of Communications, RBECrim
    Article pending upload
S4.1 Digital Law and Technology Regulation EN

João Monteiro Room (capacity 100) · Second Floor · left of the elevators

Chair Diogo de Prince Mendonça (CEOE/UNIFESP, Instituto CELS)

  • 1. Data Architectures for Health under the LGPD: Institutional Coordination, Risk, and Inclusion
    Sóstenes Azevedo Soeiro — UFMA

    Coauthors, Augusto Gonçalves Santos (UFMA); Flávio Conceição Freitas Rubim Ferreira (SES-MA)

    Discussant, João Ricardo Costa Filho (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie)

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  • 2. From Code to Court: The Impact of Brazil's Digital Bill of Rights on Tech Lawsuits
    João Ricardo Costa Filho — Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

    Discussant, Yidan Huang (HKUST)

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  • 3. ContractGalaxy: A Continuous Steerable Semantic-Structural Workspace for Bounded Contract Negotiation
    Long Chen — HKUST

    Coauthors, Long Chen (HKUST); Yidan Huang (HKUST); Sirui Han (HKUST)

    Discussant, Sóstenes Azevedo Soeiro (UFMA)

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S4.2 Gender and Legal Institutions EN

Luiz Gama Room (capacity 50) · Second Floor · right of the elevators

Chair Camila Torres Cesar (USP e OAB/SP)

  • 1. More Women Study Law, but Fewer Women Teach It: Barriers to Gender Parity at the Law School Faculty
    Isabelle Oglouyan de Campos — USP / Sciences Po

    Discussant, Marcelle Amaral (UFPE / Cornell)

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  • 2. Estereótipos de Gênero e Raça nas Práticas do Sistema de Justiça Civil em São Paulo
    Julia dos Santos Drummond — FGV Direito SP

    Discussant, Vítor Possebom (FGV EESP)

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  • 3. Judicial Elites, Cognitive Bias, and Systematic Differences in Decision-Making
    Marcelle Amaral — UFPE / Cornell

    Coauthors, Ernani Carvalho (UFPE)

    Discussant, Diego Werneck Arguelhes (Insper)

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S4.3 Social Policy, Education, and Institutional Access EN

Frederico Steidel Room (capacity 48) · Second Floor · right of the elevators

Chair Arthur Barrionuevo (FGV/EAESP)

  • 1. The Effect of Improvements in Teachers' Classroom Practices on Students' Social and Academic Outcomes
    Rafael Barbosa — UFC / Instituto CELS

    Coauthors, Antonia Amanda Araujo (Federal University of Ceará)

    Discussant, Pedro Cavalcanti (IEPS)

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  • 2. Who Needs the Most: Impact of Basic Attention Funding Reform
    Pedro Cavalcanti — FGV EPGE

    Discussant, João Vítor Jatahy (Insper)

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  • 3. Access to Rights and Administrative Frictions: Evidence from a Digitalization Reform
    João Vítor Jatahy — Insper

    Discussant, Rafael Barbosa (UFC / Instituto CELS)

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