Direct answer: SPD Advocacia now also handles criminal law. Eduardo Prado (OAB/GO 59.836), attorney, university professor and court-appointed expert, joins the firm to lead the criminal defense of individuals and companies, from the police investigation to sentence enforcement. With this new practice area, the firm becomes full service, covering civil, family and estate, corporate, tax, employment, social security and criminal law.
Who is Eduardo Prado
Eduardo Prado holds a law degree, graduate degrees in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law and Public Law, and is a master’s candidate in Economic Constitutional Law. Besides practicing law, he is a university professor and serves as a court-appointed expert. At the firm, he works with the team directed by attorney Sidnei Pedro Dias.
What changes for current clients
When a criminal matter arises in connection with a case the firm already handles, it stays with the same team. This happens, for example, with a protective order within a family case, a tax investigation against a company or an online offense that is also a crime. The history and documents already gathered stay in one place.
Situations handled in criminal law
- Assistance with police station statements and police inquiries;
- arrest in the act, custody hearing, request for release and habeas corpus;
- defense in criminal proceedings, including jury trials;
- assessment of non-prosecution agreements, plea deals for minor offenses and conditional suspension of proceedings;
- tax and corporate crimes;
- protective orders and the Maria da Penha Law;
- slander, libel and insult, with private criminal complaints for victims;
- appeals and sentence enforcement.
Summoned by the police or a family member arrested?
The first step is not to give a statement without advice. The Brazilian Constitution guarantees the right to remain silent (art. 5, LXIII), and the lawyer may assist the person under investigation (Law 8,906/1994, art. 7, XXI). In case of arrest in the act, the custody hearing must take place within 24 hours (Code of Criminal Procedure, art. 310). In these situations, talk to the team on WhatsApp or fill out the form on the Criminal defense lawyer page, which gives priority to urgent cases.
Service is provided at the office in Anápolis, Goiás, and online for clients throughout Brazil and abroad. Information is protected by attorney-client confidentiality, and each case depends on individual analysis, with no guarantee of results.
Meet the full team on the About us page.