Brazil top court: New Public Misconduct Law valid in open cases only

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday (Aug 18) that the changes made last year in the Law on Misconduct in Public Office (Lei de Improbidade Administrativa), cannot reach back to res judicatae—i.e. cases in which appeals are no longer possible.  However, most justices also declared that the new piece of legislation is retroactive to benefit those […]

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