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Brazilian legal and judicial legislative reforms

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2026-09-04 02:35 UTC → 2026-09-06 15:44 UTC · added removed

Legislative developments in Brazil have focused on judicial and professional legal reforms. Bill 2.239/2022, which seeks to establish criteria for granting free legal justice, returned to the Chamber of Deputies following Senate approval. The bill has faced scrutiny from critics who argue that proposed amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure could create a differentiated formal regime for ‘vulnerable or hipossuficiente’ individuals, potentially increasing burdens on those with lower economic status. Concurrently, the Brazilian Senate has approved Bill 1.743/2024 under an urgency regime to modify 1.743/2024, which modifies the Statute of Advocacy and the administrative structure of the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB). This legislation, which now awaits presidential sanction, amends Having already passed the Statute Chamber of Advocacy Deputies, the legislation now moves to the President for sanction. The reform reorganizes the Federal Council's leadership by creating new introducing the roles of administrative and executive director positions within the OAB Federal Council and executive director, while updating the role of structure to include a corregedor-geral. Additionally, the inspector general. The reform also grants bill allows state-level sectional councils the flexibility to establish create temporary, thematic directorates. directorates to address specific regional or professional demands. Expanding on social and judicial protections, the Senate passed a unified protocol to assist victims of rape and violence against women, children, and vulnerable individuals. This protocol aims to standardize procedures across health, police, and forensic agencies to prevent revictimization, noting that failure to follow the protocol may be classified as ‘institutional violence’. Additionally, the Senate approved Bill 565/2022, which allows authorities to decline the repatriation of children or adolescents to a foreign country if there are indications of domestic violence in that country. This measure seeks to provide an exception to Hague Convention rules when returning a child poses a documented risk. Due to amendments, this proposal will return regarding the protection of children exposed to domestic violence abroad has returned to the Chamber of Deputies.

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  1. 2026-09-06 15:44 UTC Brazilian legal and judicial legislative reforms
  2. 2026-09-04 02:35 UTC Brazilian legal and judicial legislative reforms
  3. 2026-09-03 02:05 UTC Brazilian legal and judicial legislative reforms

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