One week after Lawyer’s Day, we continue our tribute to legal professionals, this time from a different perspective. The fellowship of writers trained in law reminds us that the practice…

Last week, writing about criminal defense as a form of “obstruction of injustice”, Guilherme Brenner Lucchesi concluded that ours is, by necessity, an uncomfortable profession. The point is well taken.…

August is the month in which Brazil celebrates the legal profession. It is usually marked by tributes to lawyers, reflections on professional rights, and reminders of the lawyer’s essential role…

In the depths of the ocean, the deep-sea anglerfish (Melanocetus) attracts prey with a small source of light. The glow appears harmless. Other fish draw closer without realizing that the…

Acting as a private prosecutor (assistant to the prosecution) in the protection of victims' rights requires a criminal defense lawyer to adopt an approach that differs significantly from representing a…

Tuesday, six in the morning. The police knock at an executive’s door. They execute a search warrant. While the agents are still in the house, the wife’s phone starts receiving…

Two agents arrive at the front desk of the Brazilian company early in the morning. They do not present a court warrant. They say they need to verify information, speak…

The proliferation of proceedings investigating the same conduct across different spheres—criminal, civil, administrative, and tax—has made the sharing of evidence an increasingly relevant procedural issue. When evidence produced in one…

The First Panel of Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice began hearing REsp No. 2,126,310, which discusses whether images obtained through Google Earth, combined with other documents, may prove environmental damage…