The crime of money laundering is established in article 368.º-A of our Penal Code, having been added to this diploma in 2004. Bearing in mind the systematic of our Penal Code, the legal good protected by this incrimination is the achievement of justice. In this crime, what the lawmaker tried to punish are the actions of concealment of the illegal character of funds or assets. As written, for an eventual punition for the crime of money laundering, the agent must had practiced one of the crimes classified as previous and which generated the illegal capital. However, it is not required a previous condemnation. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the previous crimes, the difficulty of connection between those and the crime of money laundering and the that come up when it comes to competition of crimes.
| Date of Award | 3 Nov 2020 |
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| Original language | Portuguese |
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| Awarding Institution | - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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| Supervisor | José Damião da Cunha (Supervisor) |
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- Money laundering
- Previous criminal offenses
- Competition of crimes
Branqueamento de capitais: a conexão entre o crime e os ilícitos precedentes
Moreira, J. M. (Student). 3 Nov 2020
Student thesis: Master's Thesis