TMC Terminal Multimodal De Coroa Grande Spe S.A. v. Ministro da Ciencia e Tecnologia - Journal of International Arbitration View TMC Terminal Multimodal De Coroa Grande Spe S.A. v. Ministro da Ciencia e Tecnologia by Clávio Valença Filho - Journal of International Arbitration TMC Terminal Multimodal De Coroa Grande Spe S.A. v. Ministro da Ciencia e Tecnologia Clávio Valença Filho 2007-08-01 24 4 https://kluwerlawonline.com/api/Product/CitationPDFURL?file=Journals\JOIA\JOIA2007030.pdf

In this case, the Brazilian Supreme Court stressed a clear distinction between primary public interest and administrative interest, also known as secondary public interest. It stated that issues of a secondary public interest are arbitrable. It also recognized the possibility for a state judge’s intervention on urgent matters falling within the scope of an arbitration clause.

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