Our Team
Matheus Borges Kauss Vellasco
Educational Background
Ph.D. candidate in Criminal Law at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), expected completion in 2028.
Master of Laws in Criminal Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), 2023.
Specialized in Economic Criminal Law and Theory of Crime at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 2019.
Bachelor of Laws from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), 2018.
Publications
Author of the book: Crimes of Omission by Commission and Eventual Intent. 1st ed. Minas Gerais: Arraes, 2024.
Improper Omission, Insufficient Charges, and Corporate Criminal Law: Considerations in Light of Article 41 of the Brazilian Code of Criminal Procedure. Revista Científica do CPJM, vol. 3, pp. 193–217, 2024.
Crimes of Omission and the Coronavirus: An Analysis of the Oxygen Crisis in Amazonas and the Government’s Response. Gaceta Penal & Procesal Penal, vol. 150, pp. 79–99, 2021.
The Evolution of Corporate Criminal Liability in Brazil and the Double Imputation System. In: Eduardo Demétrio Crespo; Dino Carlos Caro Coria; María Eugenia Escobar Bravo (eds.). Current Challenges in Economic Criminal Law. 1st ed. Toledo, Spain: Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 2020, vol. 1, pp. 9–112.
Police Entry into Homes: New Evidentiary Standards from the STJ and the Necessary Overcoming of Ruling No. 70 of the TJRJ. Revista de Direito da Defensoria Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2022. (Co-authored with Maria Gabrielle Presler).
Languages
Portuguese, English, Italian and Spanish.
matheusborges@paulofreitasribeiro.adv.br