A juridical person maintains certain duties and rights as enumerated under relevant laws.
Since the beginning of writing at the start of recorded history, associations have been known as the original form of the juridical person.
[citation needed] The term juridical person ("pessoa jurídica" in Portuguese) is used in legal science for designating an entity with rights and liabilities which also has legal personality.
Its regulations are largely based on Brazil's Civil Code, where it is distinctly recognized and defined, among other normative documents.
Brazilian law recognizes any association or abstract entity as a juridical person, but a registry is required through a Constitutional Document, with specifications depending on the category of Juridical Person and local law of state and city.