Dodge establishes commission to review resolution that expanded the powers of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Brazil's Attorney General, Raquel Dodge, has established a commission to amend a resolution by the National Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office (CNMP) that granted superpowers to prosecutors during criminal investigations. The resolution's text is being challenged before the Supreme Federal Court (STF) because it allows prosecutors to conduct investigations and inspections, as well as request expert opinions, information, and documents without judicial authorization.
247 - Brazil's Attorney General, Raquel Dodge, has established a commission to make adjustments to a resolution by the National Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office (CNMP) that granted superpowers to prosecutors and public prosecutors during criminal investigations. The resolution (No. 181/2017) was approved by the CNMP in early August and concerns criminal investigative procedures carried out by the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The text of the resolution is being questioned before the Supreme Federal Court (STF), since it allows prosecutors and public prosecutors to carry out investigations and inspections, as well as to request expert reports, information and documents without authorization from the courts.
In early November, CNMP advisors Erick Venâncio and Leonardo Accioly initiated proceedings aimed at amending points of the resolution. The proceedings were assigned and ended up in the hands of rapporteur Lauro Machado, who requested that entities comment on the matter.