Legal Design and the Change of Narratives in Brazilian Law

The 4.0 revolution brings significant changes to the normative world, considering that it makes enormous transformations in the statu quo. Consequently, the Law is impelled to accompany such changes, observing new post-modern phenomena, as well as co-creating new ways of thinking and providing access to justice. Thus, Legal Design emerges as an instrument of empowerment and a mechanism for social emancipation, in view of its impetus to create desirable futures for users of the legal system. The aim of this article is to present the nuances of Legal Design as an emancipatory mechanism, approaching the practical experience developed in the Legal Design Laboratory at University of São Paulo (usp), whose focus is on vulnerable populations. The adopted methodology was bibliographic review and exploratory based on case studies, in order to present and discuss the theme from a global south bias. The primary intent is to present the Legal Design as an instrument of social emancipation.