The bill for a New Code of Civil Procedure (NCPC) was approved by the Brazilian Senate on 16 December 2014. It should come into force by early 2016. The goal behind the NCPC is to further expedite lawsuits. Therefore, the bill abolishes the dichotomy between ordinary and summary procedures, expediting both modalities further than the current configuration of Brazilian civil procedure, and strengthens the role played by small claims courts. The NCPC does away with…