Law 12,683 / 12, which amended the 9613 / 98 and deals with crimes of money laundering does not apply to lawyers and law firms on grounds of constitutional principles to protect the secrecy and the indispensability of attorney to the administration of justice . That was the unanimous opinion of which came the Special Body of the Federal Council of OAB.
Councillors felt that the Statute of OAB can not be repealed by general law dealing with other professions
The decision was announced on Tuesday, the 21st, the Plenum of OAB in Brasilia session conducted by the national president of the organization, Ophir Cavalcante.“The lawyer who represents the citizen to the state, has no way of knowing the origin of the fees paid to it. Require that professional law will be similar charging supermarkets which is the source of money with which housewives pay their domestic purchases, “says the president of the OAB / MS, Leonardo Avelino Duarte, explaining that the office of Attorney is not financial control entity or organ prosecutors.
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