Brazilian technology company Brunsker has successfully reversed a crucial legal battle against Oracle, successfully overturning a multimillion-dollar charge that could have bankrupted the company. The dispute began after a failed acquisition attempt (M&A) by an Oracle partner, which offered just R$3 million for 51% of Brunsker (as an investment in the transaction). cash in), while Brunsker had a monthly revenue of approximately R$600,000 and was growing. Faced with the refusal, Oracle adopted aggressive measures to pressure the company and unilaterally changed its billing method.
The strategy involved an abusive increase in the cost of the contract between the two companies. Brunsker’s monthly payment for Oracle technology jumped from R$40,000 to R$500,000, without any financial proportionality given the scope of the services. Unable to afford the “adjustment,” which essentially corresponded to Brunsker’s revenue, it filed a lawsuit to prove the increase was unenforceable. However, to further escalate the measure, Oracle filed a counterclaim to legally demand payment of the outstanding installments without Brunsker having used the absurd amount of R$5.3 million. Given the timeframe, interest and monetary corrections could reach amounts exceeding R$16 million.
According to Sthefano Cruvinel, CEO of EvidJuri, to illustrate suffocation: “It would be as if a person rented a house with a 36-month contract, the owner increased the rent abusively (from 5 thousand to 50 thousand) and still made you leave the property and pay all future installments as a penalty,” Cruvinel points out.
An initial ruling was unfavorable to the Brazilian company, which was ordered to pay the increase in full, and also ordered the growing company (Brunsker), which was notoriously being harassed to sell, to pay the abusive increases and future contract values.
In this scenario, EvidJuri, a national reference in evidentiary intelligence and technical audits for complex litigation, was called upon to restructure the legal-evidentiary strategy in the appeal phase and reverse an unfair and technically erroneous court decision.
With strategic action, supported by a robust technical report and independent audit, EvidJuri demonstrated that the case could not move forward without a thorough expert evaluation. The work uncovered hidden technical inconsistencies and documentary evidence that supported the need for a new analysis.
The result: sentence annulled, inflated charges dismissed and millions in debt extinguished, ensuring Brunsker’s continuity and return to growth in the market, which was again approached by Oracle’s partner (SkyOne) to acquire the portfolio, again at a low price and using privileged information.
“This victory goes beyond Brunsker. It sets a fundamental precedent for Brazilian companies facing unfair pressure from large corporations. players international and who believe in justice. Respect for contracts and free competition is essential for the technology sector, where power and money cannot override the people and families who depend on companies much smaller than Oracle. We came to rebalance this scale,” said Sthefano Cruvinel, CEO of EvidJuri.
