ADI 7,719
Unconstitutionality of mandatory free plastic bags
Keywords:
Free Enterprise, State Intervention, Consumer LawAbstract
This article examines the judgment of ADI 7,719, in which the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court declared the unconstitutionality of Paraíba State Law No. 9,771/2012. The law mandated commercial establishments to provide free packaging to consumers. The STF established that such obligations violate the principle of free enterprise (Articles 1, IV, and 170 of the Constitution), emphasizing that state intervention in economic activity must be exceptional and based on proportionality.
(Received: July 2025 | Accepted: October 2025)
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BRASIL. [Constituição (1988)]. Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988. Brasília, DF: Presidente da República, [2024].
BRASIL. Supremo Tribunal Federal. Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade nº 7.719. Relator: Ministro Cristiano Zanin. Brasília, DF, 2024.
PARAÍBA. Lei nº 9.771, de 14 de junho de 2012. Dispõe sobre a obrigatoriedade de fornecimento gratuito de embalagem ao consumidor. João Pessoa, PB: Diário Oficial do Estado, 2012.
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