New Legislation Defines 'Organized Criminal Group' and Related Criminal Procedures

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Friday, November 1, 2013

Author:

Fabio Calil Gandara

Volume:

29

Issue:

11

Abstract:

In order to fulfill its international obligations with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), the Brazilian House of Representatives approved and President Dilma Rousseff sanctioned three laws: a new Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) (Law 12.683, July 9^th, 2012), the Anti-Corruption Act (ACA) (Law 12.846, August 1^st, 2013), and the Organized Crime Act (OCA) (Law 12.850, August 2^nd, 2013).