Thomson Reuters Thursday announced that it has launched a new online research platform, Revista dos Tribunais Online, geared expressly for Brazilian legal professionals. The platform incorporates the more than 900 editions of Revista dos Tribunais that have been published without interruption since 1912.

With the launch of Revista dos Tribunais Online, Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, is investing in its Brazil-based operations and bringing its market-leading electronic platforms to a part of the world where legal research has, until now, been dominated by print resources.

Gonzalo Lissarrague, president of Latin America for the Professional Division of Thomson Reuters, said Legal systems around the world are becoming increasingly complex.  There is exponential growth in the number of laws, judgments and opinions, and only with the most advanced technology can one access a panoramic view of the applicable legal frameworks, said Lissarrague.  

Thomson Reuters acquired Editora Revista dos Tribunais, Brazil's leading legal publisher, in May 2010. Revista dos Tribunais Online combines the technology that powers Westlaw, the leading legal research product in the United States, with the high-quality content and intimate market knowledge available in the volumes of Revista dos Tribunais.

The result is a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind product that gives legal professionals a full view of Brazilian legal information and promises to dramatically increase productivity for legal professionals across the country, which is second only to the United States in numbers of attorneys per capita.

The new electronic platform, which was specially developed for the needs of the Brazilian legal system with the assistance of a committee of experts, will feature all of Brazil's federal legislation plus years of doctrine and jurisprudence journals published by Revista dos Tribunais. All content is referenced and is searchable within a deep contextual framework provided by the history, credibility and editorial quality of Revista dos Tribunais.

Antonio Belinelo, managing director, Revisita dos Tribunais commented that Revista dos Tribunais Online is leading the way in modernizing the legal research tools available to professionals in Brazil. Belinelo said this product will bring about a richer view of Brazil's legal system by enabling legal professionals to search for and find a century of tradition and editorial excellence in just a few clicks. Revista dos Tribunais Online truly will revolutionize the Brazilian legal industry, stated Belinelo.

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8th April 2011