Paulo Freitas Ribeiro Advogados sponsors IBA international conference in Rio de Janeiro
Paulo Freitas Ribeiro Advogados Associados sponsored and supported, as a member of the Local Host Committee, the conference When litigation meets crime, promoted by the International Bar Association (IBA), held from January 28 to 30, 2026, at the Fairmont Copacabana Hotel, in Rio de Janeiro. The event brought together experts from Brazil and abroad to […]
Partner Matheus Vellasco’s Article Published in an International AIDP Edition
Our partner Matheus Vellasco has had his article published in the International Review of Penal Law, issued by the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP), in a special edition recently released in book format.The publication is dedicated to environmental issues and contemporary challenges in Criminal Law, bringing together contributions from legal scholars from different countries. […]
IBCCRIM Rio 2025: Paulo Freitas joins panel on technology and AI in the criminal justice system
Partner Paulo Freitas will take part in the IBCCRIM Regional Conference in Rio de Janeiro as a speaker on the panel “Technology and Artificial Intelligence in the Criminal Justice System,” which will be held on December 4, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Paulo Freitas will join the debate alongside Cleunice Pitombo and Tatiana […]
Restriction of the right of defense in criminal proceedings: convicting and increasing the base sentence for what was not allowed to be proven
Mariana da Silva França de Oliveira1 The right to evidence as an expression of the presumption of innocence, adversarial proceedings, and full defense The Brazilian Code of Criminal Procedure grants the accused the right to request evidentiary measures that he or she deems relevant to the defense, as provided in art. 396 A, at the […]
Best Lawyers 2026 Recognition for the Firm and Partner Paulo Freitas Ribeiro
The law firm Paulo Freitas Ribeiro Advogados Associados and its founding partner, Paulo Freitas Ribeiro, were recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers. The firm was highlighted among the leading law firms in the city of Rio de Janeiro, while Paulo Freitas Ribeiro received recognition in the area of Corporate Criminal Law.We thank you […]
Law firm team participated in the 13th Young Penalists Symposium of the AIDP
On November 10, 2025, our team attended the 13th Young Penalists Symposium of the Brazilian Group of the International Association of Penal Law – AIDP, which had as its general theme “Criminal Law in Expansion: Critical Reflections on the Expansion of the Punitive System in Latin American Contexts”. The meeting was held at EMERJ, the […]
Matheus Vellasco contributes to UERJ’s 90th-anniversary volume on Criminal Law
The book Criminal Law and New Technologies was released this week to commemorate the 90th anniversary of UERJ’s Law School and the 35th anniversary of its Graduate Program in Law (PPGD). Our partner, Matheus Vellasco, contributed to the volume with a co-authored article with Professor Isabelle Gibson, entitled “Criminal compensation for abusive sentences and the […]
Environmental Criminal Law, Restorative Justice, and the Urgency of Alternatives to Punitive Power
Matheus Borges Kauss Vellasco¹ Environmental protection is a matter of global urgency. In Brazil, the 1988 Federal Constitution elevated the right to an ecologically balanced environment to the status of a diffuse right, unequivocally establishing a mandate for preservation. At the infra-constitutional level, the 1998 Environmental Crimes Law emerged as one of the main instruments […]
Our Law Firm and Partners Recognized Once Again by Análise Advocacia Regional
We are pleased to share yet another important achievement: our Law Firm and partners Paulo Freitas Ribeiro and Raquel Dias have once again been recognized by the prestigious Análise Advocacia Regional ranking, which highlights the most admired lawyers and law firms in each Brazilian state. This distinction reinforces our commitment to legal excellence and our […]
Chamber & Partners 2025
The law firm Paulo Freitas Ribeiro | Advogados Associados has once again been highlighted in the Brazil Guide 2025 ranking by Chambers and Partners, in the category Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime. Our founding partner, Paulo Freitas Ribeiro, was also recognized in the same category. We thank our clients and partners for their trust in our […]