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This firm: Felipe Mendes Smargiassi, OAB/MG 155.242.

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Felipe Smargiassi, criminal defense lawyer, OAB/MG 155.242

OAB/MG 155.242, admitted in 2014
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Postgraduate studies in Criminal Procedure (Faculdade Legale)
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Guaxupé (MG), practice throughout Brazil

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Page reviewed in October 2026.