Ações possessórias e as mudanças no novo Código de Processo Civil

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss possessory actions in light of the new Code of Civil Procedure. It discusses what is the possession, concept and its main characteristics and effects, the difference between possession and detention, its modes of acquisition. It goes through a classification of the species of possessory actions, the requirements necessary to fit in the special procedure and how such a procedure works. It also analyzes who has competence and legitimacy for these actions, which people have the right to claim the right to possession through these actions. Finally, it also studies the changes that the new Code of Civil Procedure has brought to the institute of possessory actions and the consequences that this can cause in society. The study of this theme becomes important because the possession is fundamental right of every citizen, being often of great social and economic importance in society