The Public Prosecutor in the legal system and during trials

A comparison between Brazil and Italy

Two-day event (February 23 and 24, 2026)

February 23, 2026, 3:00 PM
Presentation of the Giovanni Piccirilli Luiss seminar

Preliminary investigations, prosecution, and private prosecution: the public prosecutor’s relationships with the judge, the judicial police, the accused, and the injured party
Simone Benvenuti, Roma Tre University
Constitutional models for the organization of criminal justice

Carlotta Conti, University of Florence
Mandatory prosecution and priority criteria

Adriano Godoy Firmino, National School of the Public Prosecutor
Non-prosecution agreement in Brazil

Clelia Iasevoli, University of Naples Federico II
Vulnerability of the injured party and the dual-track approach during the investigation phase

Antonio Henrique Graciano Suxberger, Centro Universitário de Brasília
The Public Prosecutor and the protection of the injured party in Brazil

Filippo Dinacci, Luiss:
Organizational and functional specialties in organized crime investigations

Alexander Araujo de Souza, Rio de Janeiro State School of the Judiciary
Public prosecutors and organized crime in Brazil

February 24, 2026, 9:30 AM
The “impartial” party in civil proceedings: homogeneous rights, diffuse interests, and collective guarantees
Moderated by
Ferruccio Auletta, Luiss

Speaker:
Laura Baccaglini, University of Trento
The Current State of the Public Prosecutor in Civil Proceedings

Hermes Zaneti Jr.  Federal University of the State of Espírito Santo
The organization and structure of the Public Prosecutor's Office for the defense of collective rights in Brazil
Edilson Vitorelli, Federal University of Minas Gerais
The structural process in Brazil

Gisele Santos Fernandes Góes, Federal University of Pará
Class actions in Brazil

Graziela Argenta Zaneti, School of the Public Prosecutor of the State of Espírito Santo
Collective agreements in Brazil's civil class and structural proceedings

12:30 PM Presentation of the book “Nuove dimensioni della strumentalità del processo” by
Ferruccio Auletta and Valentina Capasso

 

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