Before the current Brazilian Arbitration Act, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (STF) already admitted the constitutionality and legality of arbitration. However, such decisions did not address the enforceability of the arbitration clause, which was not provided for in the prior legislation (Lage case — opinion of Justice Ribeiro da Costa, p. 4 et seq.; excerpts from the opinions of Justice Bilac Pinto, pp. 28–29; and Justice Rodrigues Alckmin, p. 40):