US EditionLula Punishes Law that Hardens Penalties for Crimes of Theft, Theft and Reception; Know What Has Changed
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) sanctioned this Monday the law that increases the penalty for the crimes of theft, theft, stellionate, reception. The changes in the penal legislation were published in the Official Journal of the Union. Read more: Learn who are the victims of the air accident in Belo Horizonte Two deaths and five minutes in the air: what is known about the plane crash in Belo Horizonte's building The text of Law 15.397/2…
Leer en españolo president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva passed a law that hardens the penalties for crimes that damage or affect the telecommunications infrastructure. Published on Monday, May 4, in the Official Journal of the Union, Law No. 15.397 introduces amendments to the Criminal Code to protect the infrastructure and telecommunications services, focusing on the hardening of penalties for theft of equipment and interruption of services. The l…
Starting this Monday (May 4, 2026), crimes of theft, robbery, and receiving stolen goods will have harsher penalties. Law 15.397 of 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Union, also expands the punishment for cases of fraud and cybercrimes, such as internet scams. Read the full text (PDF – 116 kB).
Updates in the legislation also cover the reception of stolen devices and fraud in the digital environment.
This Monday, the Brazilian federal government passed a law that increases the penalties for crimes of theft, theft, prescription, mockery and latrocination, theft that results in the death of the victim.
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