Brazil strengthens financial crime enforcement with new federal tax unit
Brazil has announced the creation of a specialized unit within the Federal Revenue Service (Receita Federal) to intensify efforts against fi ...
Pig-butchering scams: lessons from China and the risks for Brazil
In recent years, pig-butchering scams have emerged as one of the most sophisticated and damaging forms of online fraud worldwide. These sche ...
Cryptocurrencies, fraud, and criminal liability: investors at the center of a new global criminal dispute
Over the past decade, cryptocurrencies have gone from a niche phenomenon to established assets in the global financial market. As a result, ...
When migration becomes a crime: corporate criminal liability in the new global order
Global migration policy is undergoing a quiet but decisive transformation. Once framed as a humanitarian or sovereignty issue, now it even i ...
When trade becomes a risk: the criminal consequences of the new U.S. tariff policy
The recent tariff changes implemented by the United States, currently under Donald Trump's second term, have had a major impact on internati ...
COP29: UNODC Highlights the Importance of Combating Environmental Crimes and Corporate Responsibility in Climate Change
The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, reaffirmed the urgency of global coordinated actions to ...
The Impact of BRICS International Cooperation in Combating Crime
The recent expansion of cooperation between Brazil and Russia, under the framework of the G20 Summit of the Heads of Prosecution Services, m ...
Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union: A Criminal Analysis
Since 1999, Mercosur and the European Union have been working to establish a free trade agreement, resulting in one of the largest trade and ...
Freedom of Speech and Content Regulation: Elon Musk vs. Brazil
In recent months, the conflict between Elon Musk, CEO of the platform X (formerly Twitter), and Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme F ...
Globalization and Corporate Crime
Globalization, characterized by economic, cultural, and political integration between countries, has a significant impact on corporate crime ...
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance Receives Over 100 Applications from Betting Companies to Operate in 2025
The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) of the Ministry of Finance has received 113 applications for authorization from 108 betting comp ...
Supreme Federal Court annuls all procedural acts taken against former Odebrecht CEO in Car Wash Operation
On May 21, 2024, Justice Dias Toffoli, of the Supreme Federal Court, annulled all procedural acts, carried out under Car Wash Operation, by ...