A penhora de bens digitais: uma análise da efetividade dos meios executivos sobre ativos dos usuários da plataforma Steam

Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of the Brazilian judicial order for the seizure of digital assets, analyzing the procedural mechanisms capable of overcoming the non-transferability clause imposed by the Steam platform. Based on the premise that a user's collection constitutes an estate with economic expression, the study demonstrates that Steam's "mere license of use" thesis is ineffective to prevent the seizure and subsequent expropriation of the digital asset. The research's central focus lies on the arsenal of instruments in the Code of Civil Procedure, which grants the judge the power to enforce the seizure and expropriation of these assets, even in the face of resistance from a global provider. The results indicate that the contractual clause cannot override the principle of patrimonial responsibility, and that national jurisdiction, through its coercive powers, can ensure the seizure of the digital patrimony for the satisfaction of debts, affirming the sovereignty of Brazilian execution law in the virtual environment.