Moral damage has been provided for in the Civil Code and the Federal Constitution since 1988.
Moral Damages are characterized as an offence or violation of the morals or dignity of a person or company, be it their freedom, their honour, their health (mental or physical), their image, their privacy, among others. This act can even be imputed to legal entities.
It is worth remembering that there is a difference between offense or embarrassment and a simple everyday annoyance. For this reason, in order to characterize the occurrence, detailed proof is needed of the damage caused to the intimacy of the offended party.
Compensation for moral damage can be very high, depending on the complexity of the case.
At Monteiro e Valente we have had simpler cases in which the offended party received R$ 6 thousand. On the other hand, we've also had a case in which a person's name was unduly protested and they received compensation of R$ 60 thousand.
Each offender must be condemned in one way or another so that they do not commit the illegal act again.
If you think you've been offended, go to the Small Claims Court.
