Free consumer and debt legal help in Brazil

8 organisations · Brazil

8 organisations in Brazil offer free or low-cost consumer and debt legal help. Types of organisation: 3 university law clinics, 3 associations and networks, 2 NGOs. Access: 1 free for everyone, 1 free subject to income conditions, 1 for members only. Most offered languages: Portuguese.

What this covers

Debt collection and over-indebtedness, bankruptcy, unfair contracts, scams and fraud, disputes with banks, utilities and sellers.

Organisations

Brasília

• Consumidor.gov.br NGO · Portuguese
• Public Defender's Office of Brazil (DPU) Association / Network · Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

• Nucleo de Pratica Juridica da PUC-Rio University clinic · Portuguese
• PROTESTE (Associação Brasileira de Defesa do Consumidor) Association / Network · Portuguese

São Paulo

• Centro de Assistência Jurídica CAJU-SARACURA (FGV Direito SP) University clinic · Portuguese
• Departamento Jurídico XI de Agosto University clinic · Portuguese
• Fundação Procon São Paulo NGO · Portuguese
• IDEC Association / Network · Portuguese

Other needs covered in Brazil

• Criminal & prisoners' rights
• Family
• Human rights
• Immigration & asylum
• Refugee rights

Orientation only, not legal advice. Information aggregated from public sources: always check with the organisation before relying on any entry.