The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Suspended All Criminal Cases Opened After The Public Prosecutor's Office Received Tax And Bank Data Shared From Federal Revenue's Office With Without Previous Judicial Authorization
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The Supreme Federal Court determined the suspension of all criminal cases that were opened after the Public Prosecutor's Office received tax and bank data from the Federal
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The Supreme Federal Court determined the suspension of all
criminal cases that were opened after the Public Prosecutor’s
Office received tax and bank data from the Federal Revenue’s
Office, the Central Bank of Brazil or the Financial Activities
Control Council, without previous judicial authorization.
This decision does not apply to criminal proceedings opened
after the receival of basic information, such as the identification
of financial transactions and the total value of the
transactions.
This decision was rendered in an appeal filed by MPF. The
legality of the sharing of the bank and tax information without
judicial authorization is expected to be judged on November
21st.
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