With the advent of Law No. 12.846/2013, known as the “Anti-Corruption Law” or “Compliance Law”, the scope of compliance programs reached different spheres of business activity, from preventive issues in environmental matters, consumer protection and preventive measures against criminal behavior related to economic, tax and financial issues, to regulatory frameworks for the exercise of work activities.
Compliance programs are guided by preventive purposes, through the programming of a series of conducts that reduce the risks of business activity, guided by ethical principles, standards of conduct, regulations, procedures and internal controls, generating mechanisms to protect against punishable risks, including in the criminal area.
In the current national scenario, companies that intend to behave appropriately in competitive terms, or that seek to protect themselves legally, must seek appropriate criminal protection.
The Commission will study sector-specific legislation in light of this new legal market. Its members are professionals with extensive experience in criminal law, working at leading law firms in São Paulo. They will discuss improvements to legislation on the topic and observe the laws' practical applicability.
