Publicado em 24/04/2020

Covid-19 | Judge of the 2nd Civil Court of Rio Claro/SP orders the extension of the deadline for submission of the judicial reorganization plan

Judge Joélis Fonseca, of the 2nd Civil Court of Rio Claro/SP, ordered the extension of the deadline for the submission of the judicial reorganization plan of companies under judicial reorganization, without previous request from such companies.

The companies under judicial reorganization had requested the maintenance of basic services, such as water and energy supply, for the continuity of their activities, despite such companies being past due with payment of those services

In addition to the granting of the request above, the Judge also ordered the extension of the deadline for submission of the judicial reorganization plan, based on CNJ recommendation no. 0002561-26.2020.2.0000, which sets forth a series of measures which can be adopted by the Judges,  in order to minimize the impacts the pandemic with regard to the companies under judicial reorganization.

According to the judge, such measure would be necessary so that the companies can maintain its services and make feasible the fulfillment of the judicial reorganization plan to be presented, in view of the pandemic caused by COVID-19.

The full copy of decision (in Portuguese) can be accessed here.

To date, no appeal has been filed against such decision.