What is design for repair and how does it help combat obsolescence in the context of the circular economy?

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Publicado: jun 30, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/fder.24488933e.2025.292.90064

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Otávio Morato de Andrade
Université libre de Bruxelles / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0541-7353

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Given the need to rethink the current model of production and consumption, the debate on the circular economy has found new regulatory possibilities, especially regarding the right to repair. This study presents and examines Design for Repair (DfR), which proposes the creation of products that are easy to repair, combating planned obsolescence and promoting repair. Using an inductive approach, the article analyzes the cases of Kuba Audio and the Kara coffee maker as examples that it is possible to build more durable and repairable technical objects. It is concluded that DfR can be introduced in a broader context of combating obsolescence and in legislative projects for the right to repair, while encouraging industrial practices more aligned with the durability of goods, waste reduction, and sustainable consumption.

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de Andrade, O. M. (2025). What is design for repair and how does it help combat obsolescence in the context of the circular economy?. Revista De La Facultad De Derecho De México, 75(292), 201–230. https://doi.org/10.22201/fder.24488933e.2025.292.90064

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Otávio Morato de Andrade, Université libre de Bruxelles / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Doctorando en Derecho por la Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), con estancia de investigación en la Université libre de Bruxelles. Es maestro en Derecho por la UFMG y especialista en Derecho Civil por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC-MG). Posee también títulos de grado en Derecho (UFMG), Administración de Empresas (PUC-MG) y Contabilidad (PUC-MG). Es autor de los libros Governamentalidade algorítmica: democracia em risco? (2022) y Inteligência Artificial: o desafio da explicabilidade (2025), este último en coautoría con Dierle Nunes. Actualmente es editor en jefe de la revista Algorithms & Society Journal.

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