Pages and articles in English by Felipe Mendes Smargiassi, a Brazilian criminal lawyer (OAB/MG 155.242).https://smargiassi.com.br/enhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23836318https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23836318A relative arrested in Brazil: a guide for families (Zenodo)Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://noti.st/smargiassi/6ynxwb/a-relative-arrested-in-brazil-a-guide-for-families-abroadhttps://noti.st/smargiassi/6ynxwb/a-relative-arrested-in-brazil-a-guide-for-families-abroadA relative arrested in Brazil: a guide for families abroad (Notist)Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://dev.to/smargiassi/an-open-map-of-brazils-courts-and-prisons-2167-municipalities-one-csv-cc-by-40-2nadhttps://dev.to/smargiassi/an-open-map-of-brazils-courts-and-prisons-2167-municipalities-one-csv-cc-by-40-2nadAn open map of Brazil's courts and prisons (Dev.to)Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/official-profiles/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/official-profiles/Pages and articles in English by Felipe Mendes Smargiassi, a Brazilian criminal lawyer (OAB/MG 155.242).Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/publications/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/publications/Pages and articles in English by Felipe Mendes Smargiassi, a Brazilian criminal lawyer (OAB/MG 155.242).Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://issuu.com/smargiassi/docs/a_relative_arrested_in_brazil_a_guide_for_familiehttps://issuu.com/smargiassi/docs/a_relative_arrested_in_brazil_a_guide_for_familieA relative arrested in Brazil: a guide for familiesThu, 29 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/lawyer-in-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/lawyer-in-brazil/Brazilian lawyer assisting foreigners in English: criminal defense, arrested in Brazil, border cases, binational family. Remote, nationwide, direct.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/detained-in-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/detained-in-brazil/Relative detained in Brazil? Locating, custody hearing and criminal defense. Brazilian lawyer in English, remote service from any country.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/locate-prisoner-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/locate-prisoner-brazil/How to locate a prisoner in Brazil: SEEU, the enforcement court and what the BNMP shows. Brazilian lawyer in English, remote service. First step for the defense.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/criminal-lawyer-border-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/criminal-lawyer-border-brazil/Criminal defense at the Brazilian border: international trafficking, smuggling, customs duty evasion. Federal jurisdiction, remote service in English, nationwide.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/international-divorce-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/international-divorce-brazil/International divorce, custody and support across countries with a link to Brazil. Brazilian lawyer in English, remote service. Honest step-by-step help.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/missing-person-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/missing-person-brazil/A relative went missing in Brazil? The 24-hour wait does not exist: the law requires immediate registration. National registry, consulate, INTERPOL Yellow Notice.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/tourist-arrested-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/tourist-arrested-brazil/A foreigner arrested in Brazil? Custody hearing within 24h by videoconference, consular notification on request, interpreter. What the family abroad can do now.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/inheritance-property-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/inheritance-property-brazil/A relative left a property or money in Brazil? Probate (inventário), notary route, heirs abroad, selling by power of attorney. Brazilian lawyer, in English, remotely.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/arrested-guarulhos-airport-drugs/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/arrested-guarulhos-airport-drugs/A relative arrested at São Paulo Guarulhos airport with drugs: custody hearing, federal court, the privileged trafficking reduction, prison, expulsion. Written answers in English.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/scam-from-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/scam-from-brazil/Romance scam, sextortion, fake kidnapping or a cloned WhatsApp from Brazil: what a victim abroad can do in Brazil, from the police report to blocking money.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/victim-of-crime-in-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/victim-of-crime-in-brazil/Robbed, assaulted or a relative killed in Brazil: how a foreign victim follows the investigation and the trial from abroad, as assistant to the prosecution.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/child-taken-to-brazil-hague/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/child-taken-to-brazil-hague/Your child was taken to or kept in Brazil by the other parent: the Hague Convention of 1980, the central authorities, the one-year rule and what a lawyer in Brazil does.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/documents-from-abroad-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/documents-from-abroad-brazil/Power of attorney for Brazil, apostille, sworn translation, Brazilian criminal record certificate and CPF, done from abroad with a lawyer in Brazil.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/interpol-red-notice-extradition-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/interpol-red-notice-extradition-brazil/A red notice, an arrest for extradition, the Supreme Court and the treaties: what happens in Brazil and what a Brazilian lawyer does. Written answers in English.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/residence-visa-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/residence-visa-brazil/Residence in Brazil for retirees, digital nomads, investors and family members: the rules in force, the documents and what a Brazilian lawyer handles. In English.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/foreign-judgment-recognition-brazil/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/foreign-judgment-recognition-brazil/Making a foreign divorce, custody or judgment valid in Brazil: when the Superior Court of Justice must approve it and when the registry office records it directly. In English.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)https://smargiassi.com.br/en/brazil-correspondent-for-foreign-law-firms/https://smargiassi.com.br/en/brazil-correspondent-for-foreign-law-firms/For lawyers abroad whose client has a matter in Brazil: habeas corpus, custody hearings, prison visits, case follow-up, documents and fact-finding, by a Brazilian criminal lawyer. In English.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTfelipe@smargiassi.com.br (Felipe Mendes Smargiassi)