Fonseca Carvalho André Ricardo, Oliveira Tarsis Barreto, Main Effects of Law No. 13.964/2019 (Anti-Crime Package) in Brazilian Criminal Law

The present work discusses a study on the effects of Law No. 13.964/2019 in Brazilian criminal execution that aims to make substantial changes in the execution of sentences from rules implemented by the new legislation.

In the so-called anti-crime project, several changes in the Brazilian penal legislation were foreseen, including changes in the Criminal Execution Law, especially in the progressive penalty system.

Before presenting the aforementioned amendments, it is essential to analyze the purpose of the penalty and the currents of thought that deal with the subject. In Brazil, a progressive system of penalty enforcement was adopted that had a severe impact with the introduction of Law No. 13.964 of 24 December 2019.

As a result of the new legal system, there has been intense discussion on the constitutionality of the changes implemented in Brazilian criminal enforcement and these discussions merit analysis.

The study is relevant because of the contemporaneity of the matter since the...