STJ defines jurisdiction to judge seizure of soybean crops in MT | VGN

The Superior Court of Justice (STJ), through the report of minister Maria Isabel Gallotti, resolved a conflict of jurisdiction involving the Court of Law of the 38th Civil Court of São Paulo and the Court of Justice of the State of Mato Grosso (TJMT). The case dealt with the execution of a seizure on soybean crops from the 2024 harvest, related to a debt owed by the company Agroverde Agronegócios e Logística Ltda, with headquarters in Sorriso (MT).

The conflict arose when the Court of Rosário Oeste, in Mato Grosso, received a precatory letter from the Court of São Paulo to carry out the seizure, but a third party, Felipe Freitas, claimed that the soybeans belonged to him and not to the company in debt. After the TJMT granted a temporary suspension of the seizure, Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros VIII SA, representing the creditor, raised the conflict of jurisdiction at the STJ.

Minister Gallotti highlighted that, given the specificity of the assets indicated by the deprecating court (38th Civil Court of São Paulo), only this court has the competence to deal with issues related to the seizure, including any related objections or appeals. Thus, it was decided that the TJMT and the Rosário Oeste court do not have the authority to interfere in the seizure decision, reinforcing the need to observe the limits of the court order originating in São Paulo.