Paulo Freitas Ribeiro Advogados Associados recognized by Análise Advocacia Regional 2026
Paulo Freitas Ribeiro Advogados Associados and its partners, Paulo Freitas Ribeiro and Raquel Dias, were recognized in the 2026 edition of Análise Advocacia Regional for their work in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The publication highlights law firms and legal professionals from different regions of Brazil based on the perception of the legal market. […]
Dr. Paulo Freitas Ribeiro Discusses Judicial Pardon on Fantástico in the Henry Borel Case
Criminal lawyer Paulo Freitas Ribeiro gave an interview to the television program Fantástico to explain one of the legal issues debated after the conviction of Monique Medeiros, Henry Borel’s mother: the possibility of a judicial pardon. During the interview, the legal expert highlighted that Brazilian law provides exceptional situations in which a judge may waive […]
Spring School
Between May 25 and 29, our partner, Matheus Vellasco, participated in the Spring School organized by the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, in partnership with Goethe University Frankfurt and the University of Basel. The program focused on the challenges faced by Criminal Law and environmental protection in the Anthropocene era. Throughout the course, […]
Amendment to the Environmental Crimes Law: Article 49, Interventions in Flora in Risk Situations, and Relevant Impacts on the Electric Power Sector
Matheus Borges Kauss Vellasco The recent enactment of Law No. 15,299/2025 introduced an important amendment to the Environmental Crimes Law, Law No. 9,605/1998. Article 49, which provides for the punishment of anyone who damages ornamental plants, is one of the criminal provisions whose legitimacy is most questioned within Brazilian environmental criminal law, yet it has […]
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 […]