Brunsker, a Brazilian technology company, overturned a crucial legal battle against Oracle and succeeded in annulling a million-dollar charge that could have led the company to bankruptcy. The dispute began after a failed acquisition attempt (M&A) by an Oracle partner, which offered only R$3 million for 51% of Brunsker (in the form of an investment in the operation – cash in), while Brunsker was billing approximately R$600 thousand monthly and was on an upward trajectory. Faced with the refusal, Oracle adopted aggressive measures to pressure the company, unilaterally modifying the billing method.
The strategy involved an abusive increase in the cost of the contract between the two companies. The monthly amount paid by Brunsker for using Oracle’s technology jumped from R$40 thousand to R$500 thousand, without any financial proportionality relative to the scope of services. Unable to bear the “adjustment,” which was essentially Brunsker’s entire revenue, the company filed a lawsuit to prove the increase was unenforceable. However, to make the measure even more aggressive, Oracle legally requested (through a counterclaim) the immediate payment of all future installments without Brunsker having used the absurd amount of R$5.3 million, which—considering time, interest, and monetary corrections—could exceed R$16 million.
According to Sthefano Cruvinel, CEO of EvidJuri, to illustrate the suffocation: “It would be like if someone rented a house with a 36-month contract, the landlord raised the rent abusively (from 5 thousand to 50 thousand), and then forced you to leave the property and pay as a penalty all future installments,” Cruvinel points out.
A first ruling was unfavorable to the Brazilian company, which was ordered to pay the full increase, as well as condemning the growing company (Brunsker)—which was clearly being pressured to sell—to pay the abusive increases and future contract values.
In this scenario, EvidJuri, a national leader in evidentiary intelligence and technical audits for complex litigation, was called in to restructure the legal-evidentiary strategy in the appellate phase and overturn an unfair and technically flawed court decision.
With strategic action grounded in robust technical analysis and independent auditing, EvidJuri demonstrated that the case could not proceed without a thorough expert evaluation. The work uncovered hidden technical inconsistencies and documentary evidence that supported the need for a new analysis.
The result: the ruling was overturned, the inflated charge was invalidated, and the million-dollar debt was extinguished, ensuring Brunsker’s continuity and return to market growth, which was once again approached by Oracle’s partner (SkyOne) to acquire the portfolio, again at a ridiculously low price using insider information.
“This victory goes beyond Brunsker. It sets a fundamental precedent for Brazilian companies facing unfair pressure from large players international corporations and who believe in justice. Respect for contracts and fair competition is essential for the technology sector, where power and money cannot override the people and families who depend on much smaller companies than Oracle. We are here to rebalance the scales,” stated Sthefano Cruvinel, CEO of EvidJuri.
