It is not uncommon for someone to discover that they are under criminal investigation in a case that seems to have no end. Time goes by, months turn into years,…

Year-end recess does not have to mean “turning the brain off”. For people who decide under pressure – board members, C-level executives, senior managers – the quiet days around the…

With the arrival of the year-end holidays, the annual publication of the presidential pardon also approaches—an important measure within Criminal Law and the Law of Sentence Enforcement.This article briefly explains…

Year-end is always a strange mix of pause and stock-taking. For anyone sitting in a decision-making chair in a company under regulatory, financial or reputational pressure, it’s hard to “switch…

The expansion of electronic bidding procedures has profoundly transformed the way companies interact with Public Administration. This model, now predominant in public procurement, has brought clear gains in efficiency, competitiveness,…

In many companies, the culture of targets is sold as a symbol of efficiency: aggressive numbers, ambitious multiples, generous bonuses and the silent mantra of “I don’t care how, I…

The independence of jurisdictional spheres is a central issue for understanding how administrative and civil violations may have repercussions in criminal proceedings, especially in cases involving economic crimes, public procurement…

When a technological dispute explodes inside a company – a falling-out between partners, the contentious departure of a head of R&D, a competitor launching an “identical” product in record time…

The “Acordo de Não Persecução Penal — ANPP”, a Brazilian non-prosecution agreement provided for in Article 28-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, has changed how the justice system deals…