Academic Background

Bachelor’s Degree in Police Sciences from Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna [School of Police Sciences and Homeland Security] (1995);

Attendance of the Bachelor’s Programme in Law from Faculdade de Direito of Universidade Católica Portuguesa [Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University], having suspended in the 5th Year (1998/2003) to attend a Master’s programme in Law at Faculdade de Direito of Universidade de Coimbra [Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra];

Postgraduate Degree in Law – Juridical-Criminal Sciences – from Faculdade de Direito of Universidade de Coimbra [Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra] (2004);

Master’s Degree in Law – in the specialty of Juridical-Criminal Sciences – from Faculdade de Direito of Universidade de Coimbra [Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra] (2006);

Postgraduate Degree in Management of Public Security Policy, by Academia Nacional de Polícia – Polícia Federal [National Police Academy – Federal Police] – Brazil (2009);

Doctor of Law, with specialisation in Criminal Law, from Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Faculdade de Direito [Portuguese Catholic University – Faculty of Law] (2012);

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.

Memberships

Honorary Member of ABRACRIM – Associação Brasileira dos Advogados Criminalistas [Brazilian Association of Criminal Lawyers], since December 2016;

Member of Academia Luso-Brasileira de Ciências Jurídicas, since August 2016;

Founding Member of Portuguese Security Studies Network (Pt-SSN), since April 2010.

Professional Experience

Associate at Rogério Alves & Associates, Law Firm, RL, since October 2017;

Of-Counsel at Rogério Alves & Associates, Law Firm, RL, (August 2016 - October 2017);

Scientific Coordinator of the Master’s Programme in Law from Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa [Autonomous University of Lisbon] (since September 2016);

Member of the Scientific Board of Corpus Delicti – OB-COR: Observatório de Criminalidade Organizada da ESP/ANP-PF [Corpus Delicti – OB-COR: Organised Crime Observatory of ESP/ANP-PF] – Brazil (since March 2016);

Joint Scientific Coordinator of the Lato Sensu Postgraduate Programme in Investigation and Organised Crime of ISCPSI, in association with ESP/ANP-PF (since March 2016);

Director, with Full Professor Diogo Leite de Campos, of Galileu – Revista de Economia e Direito (since January 2016);

Member of the Scientific Committee of Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa [Autonomous University of Lisbon] (since September 2012);

Was Founder and Scientific Coordinator of Politeia – Revista do Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna [School of Police Sciences and Homeland Security] (Jun. 2004 – Jul. 2016);

Was Director of ICPOL – Centro de Investigação of Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna [Research Centre of the School of Police Sciences and Homeland Security] (Oct. 2004 – Jul. 2016);

Was Director of the Department of Legal Sciences at Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna [School of Police Sciences and Homeland Security] (Sept. 2014 – Jul. 2016);

Was Scientific Coordinator of the Master’s Programme in Security Management – Civil Protection of Universidade Europeia [European University], in association with Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna [School of Police Sciences and Homeland Security] (2014/2016);

Was Director of the Master’s Programme in Police Sciences, in the specialisations in Homeland Security, Security Management and Criminology and Criminal Investigation of Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna [School of Police Sciences and Homeland Security] (2012/2016);

Was Member of the Scientific Council, the Pedagogical Council, the Management Council and the Disciplinary Council of Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna [School of Police Sciences and Homeland Security] (2009/2012);

Was Executive Director of Galileu – Revista de Economia e Direito, of Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa [Autonomous University of Lisbon] (2008/2015);

Was Scientific Coordinator of the Congresses of Law and Criminal Procedure of Grupo Almedina (2004/2016);

Has delivered several conferences at national and international scientific events in Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain, Italy and Poland;

Has coordinated 30 national and international scientific events in Portugal, Brazil and Spain;

Has been awarded the Silver Medal for Services of Public Security Distinguished Personalities, by order of the Minister of Internal Administration, in December 2015;

Has been awarded the Medal of Comendador of the Order of Merit Alferes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, the highest honorary degree of the Military Police of the State of Brasilia – Brazil, awarded by the Governor of Brasília, Grand Master of Honorary Orders, on the proposal of the Coronel Marcos Nunes, Commander General of the Military Police of Brasília, Chancellor of the Orders, in June 2016;

Has been awarded the Academic Merit Medal of Faculdade de Direito of Universidade Católica de Brasília [Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Brasilia], by Normative Act 9/2015 of UNB-Brasilia, in February 2015;

Was awarded the Medal of the General-Inspection of Internal Administration, by Order of May 13, 2009, of the Inspector-general of the General-Inspection of Internal Administration;

Was praised six times with the mention of high merit and very different services;

Teaching activity:

Professor at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa Luís de Camões [Autonomous University of Lisbon Luís de Camões], where has been responsible for and taught in the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. programmes in Law (since February 2006);

Invited professor of the Master’s and Ph.D. programmes in Criminal Law at PUC-RS – Porto Alegre – (2013), of the Master’s Programme in Law at UCB – Brasilia – (2015), and of Escola Superior de Polícia – Academia Nacional de Polícia – Polícia Federal [School of Police – National Police Academy – Federal Police] – Brazil (2013). Has also collaborated with Faculdade de Direito of Universidade Nova de Lisboa [Faculty of Law of Nova University of Lisbon], University of Salamanca and UNED of Madrid;

Professor of the Master’s Programme in Police Sciences from Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna [School of Police Sciences and Homeland Security];

Was professor in the Bachelor’s and Integrated Master’s programmes in Police Sciences of ISCPSI (2000/2016).

Main Interventions

Research & Development:

Member of the IUDICIUM Research Group of Excellence – Facultad de Derecho of Universidad de Salamanca [Faculty of Law of the University of Salamanca] (since October 2012);

Integrated Researcher of Ratio Legis – Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Direito da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa [Centre for Research and Development in Law of the Autonomous University of Lisbon] (since October 2009);

Researcher at CNPQ;

Researcher registered at Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia [Foundation for Science and Technology];

Was an Integrated Researcher at ICPOL – Centro de Investigação do ISCPSI [ISCPSI Research Centre] (2012/2016);

Is a scientific reviewer and member of Editorial Boards of several Portuguese, Brazilian and Hispanic scientific journals;

Has worked as coordinator and researcher on several national and international Research & Development Projects in the areas of Criminal Law, Economic Criminal Law, European and International Judicial and Police Cooperation, of Police Sciences.

Publications

Author of 34 books, of which the following stand out:

Consumo de Drogas – Reflexões sobre o Quadro Legal [Drug Use – Reflections on the Legal Framework]. 5th Edition. Coimbra: Almedina, 2016;

Direito Penal do Inimigo e do Terrorismo. O «Progresso ao Retrocesso» [Criminal Law of the Enemy and Terrorism. The «Progress to Retreat»]. 2nd Edition. São Paulo: Almedina Brasil Lda., 2016;

Teoria Geral do Direito Policial [General Theory of Police Law]. Reprint of the 4th Edition. Coimbra: Almedina, 2016;

Prova Penal. Estado Democrático de Direito [Criminal Proof. Democratic Constitutional State]. Co-authored with Geraldo Prado, Nereu Giacomolli and Edson Damas da Cunha. Lisbon/Santa Catarina: Rei dos Livros/Empório do Direito, 2015;

A Polícia no Estado Democrático e de Direito [The Police in the Democratic Constitutional State]. Florianópolis: Empório do Direito, 2015;

Ciências Policiais. Ensaios [Police Sciences. Essays]. Lisbon: UCE, 2014;

Do Ministério Público e da Polícia. Prevenção Criminal e Acção Penal como Execução de uma Política Criminal do Ser Humano [Of the Public Prosecution and the Police. Criminal Prevention and Criminal Action as Execution of a Criminal Policy of the Human Being]. Lisbon: UCE, 2013. PhD thesis;

Segurança – Um Tópico Jurídico em Reconstrução [Security – A Legal Topic in Reconstruction]. Lisbon: Âncora, 2013;

Processo Penal – Tomo I [Criminal Procedure – Volume I]. 3rd Edition. Coimbra: Almedina, 2010;

Escutas Telefónicas. Da excepcionalidade à vulgaridade [Telephone Tapping. From exceptionality to vulgarity]. 2nd Edition. Coimbra: Almedina, 2008;

Regime Jurídico da Investigação Criminal – Anotado (3.ª Edição). Coimbra: Almedina, 2006;

Do Mandado de Detenção Europeu. Coimbra: Almedina, 2006;

Revistas e Buscas (2.ª Edição). Coimbra: Almedina, 2005.

 

Author of over 130 scientific articles published in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Poland, and Cape Verde.