by artisanal products64. This issue is crucial to remind us that “Economic Constitution cannot be isolated from the broader constitutional context: this is the result of systematic interpretation, oriented toward respect for hierarchies and values, expressed by the worldview deduced from the Constitution itself.”65 2.2 Geographical Indications as a Dynamic Gastronomic Space Geographical Indications (GIs) are substantiated and materialized in signs66 or marks that certify the specific geographical origin of a product, thereby attesting to the qualities and reputation attributed to that origin67. They consolidate intellectual property and copyright protection in accordance with the TRIPS Agreement of the World Trade Organization. It should be clarified that the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an essential international treaty for transactions between countries (both external and internal), whose purpose is precisely to establish “minimum standards of protection to be observed by Members with respect to copyright, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, patents, integrated circuits, and confidential information,” within the framework of the World Trade Organization, of which Brazil is a member68. It is important to note that, although GIs have a primary protective function regarding culinary traditions and gastronomic memory, this text prefers to separate and highlight the cultural identity of gastronomic communities as an additional element in the formation of gastronomic law, considering its relevance as a fundamental good and humanitarian value, as will be addressed in the following section. Europe maintains a significant model of GIs, without prejudice to other systems such as the Latin American69 one, which, although partially adopting 64 Schwendler, Jaqueline Sousa Correia. O selo brasileiro de identificação e certificação do produto artesanal de origem vegetal: comentários à Lei 14.963, de 05 de setembro de 2024 (LGL\2024\9972). Revista de Direito Ambiental. v. 116. São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 2024, p. 433 – 439. 65 PERLINGIERI, Pietro. O direito civil na legalidade constitucional. Trad. Maria Cristina De Cicco. Rio de Janeiro: Renovar, 2008, p. 536. 66 FREIRE, Ana Patrícia da Costa Lima. Indicações geográficas no Brasil e em Portugal. In: Revista dos Tribunais Nordeste. v. 5. São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 2014, p. 119 – 149. 67 FAO. Defines Geographical Indication as “a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation attributable to that origin.” See: https://www.fao.org/family-farming/detail/ fr/c/1181494/. Accessed on Jan. 20, 2026 68 Incorporating also “the main substantive provisions of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (with the exception of moral rights), both negotiated within the framework of WIPO.” Available at: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/delbrasomc/ brasil-e-a-omc/acordo-trips. Accessed on Jan. 21, 2026. 69 MOLINA, P. M. La protección de la denominación de origen, indicación geográfica e indicación de 82 FERNANDO RODRIGUES MARTINS | MIGUEL CABRAL DE ARAÚJO MARTINS
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