Paraíba legal actions: Bar suspends lawyers for AI prompt injection and court reinstates audit ruling

The Paraíba Section of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB‑PB) upheld a precautionary suspension of two lawyers for inserting hidden "prompt injection" commands into court petitions. The commands, placed in white, microscopic text, were designed to manipulate the MinutaIA artificial‑intelligence system used by the state court. The suspension, ordered by OAB president Harrison Targino and confirmed by the full council, cites the need to protect the profession’s dignity and public interest.

In a separate case, Justice Sivanildo Torres Ferreira of the Paraíba Court of Justice granted suspensive effect to a decision by the State Court of Accounts (TCE‑PB) that had rejected the 2021 accounts of former Development Secretary Tibério Limeira (PSB). The judge restored the TCE rulings, overturning a prior injunction that had halted them, and ordered notification to the electoral justice system, emphasizing the timing ahead of upcoming elections.