Publications
The public official by equivalence in Brazilian criminal law
The article is an adapted version of a legal opinion discussing the interpretation of the expression “typical activity of public administration”, present in Article 327, § 1, final part, of the Penal Code.
Beyond causality and intent
This article aims to demonstrate how the theory of objective imputation of results enriches this examination, as well as to suggest ways of its application.
Interpretive challenges of crimes against democratic institutions
The crimes outlined in articles 359-M and 359-L of the Penal Code, as analyzed by Raquel Scalcon, reveal essential interpretative challenges to the protection of democratic institutions.
The series of crimes in the indictment against Bolsonaro – part 2
This article is a continuation of the discussion on the topic of multiple offenses in the context of the charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro. In this second text, Raquel examines possible connections between the crime of aggravated damage and the crime of deterioration of listed heritage sites.
The problem of multiple offenses in the indictment against Bolsonaro (and others)
Raquel Scalcon’s article addresses the complex issue of multiple offenses in the context of the charges against Bolsonaro and others.
Essays by Topics
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The concept of miscarriage of justice in Brazilian Law
This article is an adapted version of an opinion piece that discusses the concept of judicial error and wrongful conviction in Brazilian criminal law, as well as the criteria for its compensation. It also addresses a procedural issue concerning the possibility of the Superior Court of Justice reviewing the topic.
The challenges of identifying criminal content on social media
In an essay for Jota, Raquel Scalcon shares her thoughts on the relationship between constitutional freedoms, criminal law, and the regulation of social media.
State interventions on informational self-determination for the purposes of criminal prosecution: limits and challenges
By Raquel Scalcon and Carina Quito. State interventions on informational self-determination for purposes of criminal prosecution: limits and challenges.
Concrete problems of economic and corporate criminal law
Dissertations approved up to 2022 in the Economic and Business Criminal Law concentration area of the Professional Master’s Program at Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo.
Instant crime and permanent crime
Published in Journal of the Postgraduate Program in Law/UFRGS, v. 17. A proposal draft for distinction and limitation from the devaluation of the conduct. Crime.