2020-07-132020-07-132020-07-132020-06-10https://ri.ucsal.br/handle/prefix/1648This article has as its general objective to analyse the unlawfullness of Brazilian adoption fraud”. In order to that, the sistematic literature review was used as research methodology. The “Brazilian adoption fraud” is characterized by the act of registering children as your own without carrying out the mandatory legal procedure for adoption. The Brazilian Penal Code, precisely in article 242, typifies this act as a crime. Beyond that, the structure of this article was elaborated to present the adoption history, its modalities, characteristics and requirements, besides the analysis of the child’s best interests principle as a foundation for the implementation of this modality in specific cases so that the main reason of this act, which is love, was brought to evidence.Acesso AbertoAdoção à brasileiraFamíliaAfetividadePrincípio do melhor interesse da criança e do adolescenteBrazilian adoption fraudFamilyAffectivityChild's bests interests principleTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCiências Sociais AplicadasDireito