The Brazilian Federal Revenue Office (“RFB”) recently issued Portaria n. 393/24[1], which deals with the new rules regarding tax representation for criminal purposes. From now on, the RFB will be able to communicate to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (“MPF”) when the facts portrayed in the tax procedure are configured as: i) crime of bond, papers […]

When talking about the right against self-incrimination in the circles of people who did not study law, in general the conversations are related to the traffic law and the right of the driver not to have to submit to the breathalyzer test. In fact, this is an application well known by the Brazilian population. However, […]

Law no. 13.964/19 (Anti-Crime Package) brought numerous changes to the criminal procedural legislation, among which the possibility for the investigated person and the District Attorney (“DA’s Office”) to sign the so-called criminal non-prosecution agreement (“NPA”), provided that the requirements set out in article 28-A of the Criminal Procedure Code are met: i) the criminal offense […]

The year of 2020 was challenging for the whole world. The emergence and spread of COVID-19, forced us to stop our activities and relearn how to live in society. Most of the economic sectors were affected. It was no different with law. The pandemic caused the closing of all Brazilian Courts for a long period […]