Dessa forma, as empresas têm cada vez mais recorrido ao Poder Judiciário, com intuito de assegurar os seus direitos, principalmente, o direito à propriedade e o livre exercício da sua atividade econômica.
Isso porque, é cediço, embora o ordenamento jurídico não tenha fixado prazo para a conclusão do despacho de importação, por analogia, deve-se respeitar o prazo de 8 (oito) dias contido no art. 4º do Decreto nº 70.235/72, contados do dia do registro da Declaração de Importação, já que, conforme preceitua o art. 545 do Regulamento Aduaneiro, o despacho se inicia na data do registro da DI:
Decree No. 70.235/72:
Art. 4º Salvo disposição em contrário, o servidor executará os atos processuais no prazo de oito dias;
Decreto nº 6.759/2009:
Art. 545. Tem-se por iniciado o despacho de importação da data do registro da declaração de importação.
In this sense, recent paradigmatic decisions.
“"According to the legal system, administrative activity must be carried out within a reasonable timeframe, which cannot be prolonged indefinitely.".
In casu, I understand that the deadline established by article 4 of Decree No. 70.235/1972, of 8 (eight)
days:
“"Article 4. Unless otherwise provided, the clerk shall execute the procedural acts within eight days."”
Therefore, the deadline set in the aforementioned Decree for the completion of administrative processes of this nature must be observed.
(…)
In light of the foregoing, I GRANT the requested preliminary injunction, ordering the respondent authority to proceed with the conclusion of the customs procedures mentioned in the initial petition, provided there are no pending documents.”
(Writ of Mandamus No. 5023627-29.2018.4.03.6100, pending before the 12th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo)
“(…) In view of the above, I PARTIALLY GRANT THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION to determine that the respondent authority carry out the dispatch and clearance of the imported goods through Import Declarations Nos. 18/1495845-4 and 18/1520355-4 within the maximum period of 08 (eight) days contained in art. 4 of Decree No. 70.235/72, which I adopt by analogy in view of the absence of a deadline specifically provided for the conclusion of import clearance in our legal system.”
(Writ of Mandamus No. 5023030-60.2018.4.03.6100, pending before the 4th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo)
Therefore, in these situations, the importer has no alternative but to seek assistance from the Judiciary.
Written by: Juliana Perpétuo, Lawyer, graduated in Law in 2003 from the Centro Universitário das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas – FMU. Areas of expertise: Customs Law, Tax Law, and Criminal Law. OAB (Brazilian Bar Association): 242.614
Source: GLOBE
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