STF Declares The Constitutionality Of Access To Registration Data Without Judicial Authorization

STF upheld the validity of Article 17-B of the Money Laundering Law, allowing authorities to request identification data of individuals under investigation without the need for judicial authorization

The Supreme Federal Court (STF), in a plenary judgment of the Direct Action of Unconstitutionality 4906/DF, issued a decision on September 11 declaring the constitutionality of Article 17-B of Law 9.613/1998 (Money Laundering Law). The legal provision, introduced by the reform of Law 12.683/2012, allows the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Police Authority to access the identity, parentage, and address of individuals under investigation, without the need for judicial authorization.