White-collar and investigations 624n70
Government issues provisional measure on sports betting 21406o
MP 1.182/23 has devices to prevent practices of manipulation of sporting events by the betting market.
Supreme Court confirms the constitutionality of measures to decriminalize tax crimes 231c2
Confirmation of the constitutionality of the decriminalizing measures closes criminal proceedings against individuals for alleged default of the company.
Potential new capital markets crimes 2o22z
Bill 2.091/23 creates five new criminal types to fight fraud.
Brazil enacts law that regulates the fight against sexual harassment in the Public istration Law 4m2v42
14.540/23 establishes the Program for Prevention and Confrontation of Sexual Harassment and Other Crimes against Sexual Dignity and Sexual Violence.
Relevant criminal cases await decision of the Supreme Court in 2023 e1g6f
How court decisions in relevant criminal proceedings can affect the Brazilian business landscape.
Incorporation extinguishes criminal liability for environmental crime 2o4860
STJ considers that extinction of legal personality of incorporated company prevents punishment.
Use of habeas corpus against provisional remedies 6o123b
STJ accepts the request to withdraw the freezing of assets given delay in the criminal proceeding.
A decision by the STF and a bill approved by the House of Representatives could decriminalize gambling in Brazil 6p2z6a
A judgment by the Supreme Court scheduled for April could end the criminal illegality of gambling, while PL 442/91, which regulates the activity in Brazil, advances in the Legislative Branch.
The New Public Bids and istrative Contracts Act: what changes for the crimes against public istration? 2u3152
The new Public Bids and Contracts Act transferred the crimes to the Penal Code, in addition to increasing penalties, changing the description of criminal conduct and predicting a new crime. Criminal changes to the law generate important procedural consequences that affect the statute of limitation, the rite in which a particular criminal procedure will be conducted, the possibility of making criminal agreements and replacing the custodial sentence with restrictive rights.
The new Non-Prosecution Agreement: practical aspects 484p58
One year after the Anticrime Package was implemented, questions remain regarding the negotiation of non-prosecution agreements. Technical notes provide guidance, particularly concerning cases already underway when the law entered into force, but they do not solve practical problems.
Tax misappropriation and the precedents of the Superior Court of Justices 1j1s2b
A clash between state courts and the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice paves the way to end the legal uncertainty surrounding the establishment of a crime of taxes misappropriation.