Publications

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.

Between the absolute presumption of knowledge of the Law and the particularities of Economic Criminal Law
Discussions surrounding the error of prohibition, since its inclusion in the Penal Code in 1984.

Objective imputation and the “Ride Pillion Case”
The article examines the relevance of the theory of objective imputation in resolving concrete cases.
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The (in)competence of the Electoral Court for crimes against the rule of law
Raquel Scalcon discusses the competence of the Electoral and Federal Courts to judge crimes against the Democratic Rule of Law after Laws 14.192 and 14.197.
The crime of “illegal direct contracting” (337-E, CP) and the decisions of Courts of Auditors
and the decisions of the Courts of Auditors. Article by Raquel Scalcon and Felipe Campana for the Lawyer’s Magazine, no. 153. Crime. Illegal Direct Contracting.
The status of public official in Criminal Law
Concept, distinctions, and cases. Discussions that demonstrate the lack of obviousness in the interpretation of article 327 of the Penal Code. Criminal Law.
The Impact of Court of Auditors Decisions on the Judicial Examination of the Objective Type of the Crime of Illegal Dispense
on the Judicial Examination of the Objective Type of the Crime of Illegal Dispense or Non-Requeriment of Bidding (art. 89, Law 8.666 /93) and of the New Crime of Illegal Direct Public Procurement
The physician working in the SUS and their qualification as a public official for criminal purposes
Article about the physician and their qualification as public official for criminal purposes in “Medical Criminal Law”, organized by Flávia Siqueira and Heloisa Estellita.