Telephone interception

illegal evidence

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  • Revista Brasileira de Ciências Criminais

Keywords:

Telephone interception, Illegal evidence, Fruits of the poisonous tree, Autonomous evidence, Drug trafficking

Abstract

The article examines the validity of telephone interception as evidence in criminal proceedings, based on a habeas corpus judged by the Federal Supreme Court in favor of a police chief convicted of involvement with drug trafficking. The exposition reconstructs the votes cast, which discuss the illegal nature of the evidence, the fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine and its exceptions, with support from American case law. The investigation examines whether the condemnatory decisions were based exclusively on the interception or on autonomous evidence, such as the release of thirty-seven detainees. The text concludes, by a tie, by granting the order and absolving the patient.

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References

BRASIL. Supremo Tribunal Federal. Habeas Corpus 69.912-RS.

BRASIL. Supremo Tribunal Federal. Habeas Corpus 72.588-PB.

BRASIL. Supremo Tribunal Federal. Habeas Corpus 73.510-SP.

BRASIL. Supremo Tribunal Federal. Habeas Corpus 74.116-SP.

BRASIL. Supremo Tribunal Federal. Habeas Corpus 74.530.

BRASIL. Superior Tribunal de Justiça. Habeas Corpus 3.982-RJ. Relator: Min. Adhemar Maciel.

Published

1997-10-01

How to Cite

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE CIÊNCIAS CRIMINAIS. Telephone interception: illegal evidence. Brazilian Journal of Criminal Science, São Paulo, v. 20, n. 20, p. 377–385, 1997. Disponível em: https://publicacoes.ibccrim.org.br/index.php/RBCCRIM/article/view/3670. Acesso em: 20 oct. 2026.

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Comentário de Jurisprudência
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