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How running marathons made me a better lawyer
Criminal defense and marathon running require the same kind of preparation. A runner who completes 42 kilometers learns something about planning, patience, awareness of personal limits, and resilience. A criminal…
+ learn morePredicate offense prosecution dismissed: can Brazilian prosecutors still pursue money laundering charges?
The procedural autonomy of money laundering does not solve every problem for the prosecution. Under Brazilian law, it allows a money laundering case to proceed without a prior conviction for…
+ learn moreChain of Custody Violations: Mere Allegation or Impossible Proof?
In previous articles, the Lucchesi Advocacia Blog examined chain of custody and the validity of digital evidence in depth. The topic dominated doctrinal discussions in 2025 and, in 2026, remains…
+ learn moreCOAF Reports as a Starting Point: Brazil’s Supreme Court Bars Fishing Expeditions in Financial Investigations
Operation Sangue Impuro investigated irregularities in the importation of horses. The suspect’s name first appeared in a plea agreement in 2015. In 2018, when the police inquiry was formally opened,…
+ learn moreWhen Brazilian Prosecutors Treat Your Company as a Criminal Organization: The Arsenal That Opens Against You
You arrive at your office on a Monday morning and find out your bank accounts are frozen. The company’s accounts, too. Your corporate card is declined. The finance department calls…
+ learn moreThe Flash Drive That Brought Down a Conviction
On March 27, 2026, Justice Cristiano Zanin, of the Brazilian Supreme Court, annulled Anthony Garotinho's conviction of nearly 14 years in prison for electoral corruption, criminal association, document suppression, and…
+ learn moreOvercharging Under Brazil’s Organized Crime Act in Corporate Cases
In Brazil, Law No. 12,850/2013 — often referred to in English as the Organized Crime Act — gave prosecutors and police powerful tools to investigate complex criminal schemes. That expansion…
+ learn moreWhat Are the Effects of Combating Organized Crime on Elections?
In recent articles by the Lucchesi Advocacia team, written by Professor Guilherme Lucchesi and attorney Igor Arthur Rayzel, the authors explored the logic of spillover and the impacts of Law…
+ learn moreNot Every Organization Is Criminal: From Combating Gangs to Corporate Investigations
In recent articles published on the Lucchesi Advocacia blog and on the legal portal Migalhas, Professor Guilherme Lucchesi has drawn attention to an important phenomenon in contemporary criminal law: what…
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