SETTLEMENTS IN BRAZILIAN CIVIL PUBLIC ACTIONS: LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OF CONSENSUS AFTER THE 2015 CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE AND THE MEDIATION ACT/ ACORDOS EM LITIGIOS COLETIVOS: LIMITES E POSSIBILIDADES DO CONSENSO EM DIREITOS TRANSINDIVIDUAIS APOS O ADVENTO DO CPC/2015 E DA LEI DE MEDIACAO

The text seeks to demonstrate how Brazilian legislation has evolved along the way to allowing and making feasible settlements in collective issues. Moving away from a notion of an absolutely unavailable public right, Brazilian lawmaker has prioritized a consensual solution to disputes, even in the public and class sphere. This transition has been materialized, principally, by the undertaking of adjustment of conduct and public mediation. However, at this moment, it is important to set certain limits, so as not to lose sight of legal security and objective parameters to the settlements. KEY WORDS: Consensus. Collective Protection. Limits. Possibilities. O texto procura demonstrar como a legislacao brasileira tem evoluido no caminho para permitir e viabilizar os acordos em questoes coletivas. Afastando-se de uma nocao de direito publico absolutamente indisponivel, o legislador brasileiro vem prestigiando a solucao consensual de litigios mesmo nas searas publica e coletiva. Tal transicao vem sendo instrumentalizada, principalmente, pelo compromisso de ajustamento de conduta e pela mediacao publica. Contudo, nesse momento de transicao, importante fixar certos limites a fim de nao se perder de vista a seguranca juridica. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Consenso. Tutela Coletiva. Limites. Litigios.