The law firm MAURIDES RIBEIRO & HEITOR CHAGAS ADVOGADOS is involved in numerous cases before the Federal and State Criminal Courts.
Recognizing the constitutional rights and guarantees provided for individuals, the firm's work aims to safeguard the right to a fair trial, by observing the innocence, presumption of non-guilt, adversarial proceedings, full defense and due process, in other words, a criminal law compatible with a Social Democratic State of Law.
The following are the areas we work in:
- Economic Criminal Law
- Trade Union Criminal Law
- Crimes in the workplace
- Crimes against the Economic and Tax Order
- Financial Crimes
- Business Crimes
- Foreign Currency Evasion Crimes
- Bankruptcy Crimes
- Criminal Compliance)
- Crisis Management
- Crimes Against the Organization of Labor
- Liability Crimes of Mayors
- Liability Crimes of Public Agents, including their political dimension (CPIs - Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry)
- Environmental Crimes
- Crimes against Consumer Relations
- Crimes against Social Security
- Crimes Against Intangible Property
- Money Laundering Crimes
- Traffic Crimes
- Drug Law
- Smuggling and Embezzlement Crimes
- Embezzlement and Other Frauds
- Illegal Carrying of Firearms
- Domestic Violence (Maria da Penha Law)
- Sexual Crimes
- Bodily Injury
- Cybercrimes
- Bank Fraud
- Crimes Against Life
- Crimes against property
- Crimes Against Honor
- Defensive Investigationa
- Victims' Rights/ Prosecution Assistance
- Criminal Appeals
- Legal Opinions and Decisions
- Superior Courts