Desmaterialização do título de crédito: o título de crédito eletrônico frente à legislação vigente e os princípios que informam o instituto

Abstract

The debt claims are of immense importance in the globalized economy of today, enabling quick and efficient movement of capital. Given the advances propitiated by the informatics, the speed of the negotiations came to gain even more relevance, and technology gave to the debt claims the artifice required to suit the market needs and changes. Then came the phenomenon of dematerialization of the debt claims, with many countries spreading the practice of using the debt claim only through the virtual medium. This study examines precisely this phenomenon, expounding on the technology that ensures authenticity and integrity of virtual document, the framework provided by law, the doctrinal relevant discussions, and the confrontation of the electronic debt claims with classical principles. Finally, we intend to establish the feasibility or not of the practice, presenting the jurisprudential positions about the topic.