calculate claim value CPC art 292 Brazil
The claim value does not come from the same formula for every request: the CPC dedicates its own clause to each type, from I to V, and when the petition brings together more than one request, the way to add them up depends on whether the requests are cumulative, alternative or subsidiary to each other.
Every charge accrued up to filing enters the sum, clause I is not limited to the principal alone.
The rule comes from the Tenancy Law, not the CPC, but uses the same 12-month multiplier as clause III.
Cumulative requests add up in full; if they were alternative instead, the value would be only the larger one, BRL 15,000.00.
It can be corrected ex officio by the judge (art. 292 §3) or by the defendant's challenge (arts. 293 and 337 III of the CPC). It may result in absolute lack of jurisdiction or insufficient court fees.
Cumulative requests (clause VI) are added up in full, because the plaintiff wants both at once. Alternative requests (clause VII) use only the larger value between them, because the plaintiff accepts either one, not both together, and it would not make sense to add up what will not be combined.
Because the Tenancy Law (Law 8,245/1991) has its own special rule in art. 58, III, which prevails over the CPC's general rule by specialty. The practical result resembles clause III's (multiplying by 12), but the calculation base is the rent, not an alimony payment.
The opposing party can challenge the value (CPC art. 293), and the judge can correct it ex officio, recalculating court fees and, in extreme cases, the court's own jurisdiction, since some small-claims courts have a claim-value ceiling.
Support tool for filling out petitions. The cause value affects jurisdiction, court fees, and appeal thresholds.
CPC art. 292 I, soma do principal, da pena e dos juros vencidos até a propositura.