Created through Request no. 227, of 2008, initiated by Senator Renato Casagrande, the Commission was constituted by President Garibaldi Alves Filho, who was keen on appointing distinguished professionals and scholars of Brazilian criminal procedural law, without losing sight of the representativeness of the institutions that deal with the matter daily (judiciary, public prosecution, judicial police, and advocacy).
It is worth remembering that the Criminal Procedure Code (CPP) dates back to October 1941, enacted by decree-law during the Estado Novo. Although it has undergone several specific amendments (some very recent, such as those made by Laws no. 11.689, 11.690, and 11.719, all from June 2008), the CPP has resisted attempts at more comprehensive reform. After the 1988 Constitution, which greatly helped to refresh the interpretation of criminal procedure norms by the courts, the Brazilian parliament has not yet had the opportunity to dedicate itself to the integral reform of the aforementioned diploma, so as to reinforce the movement towards convergence with the new constitutional paradigm.
