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Privacy violations (domicile, correspondence, secrets)Verified against official source
Verified against official source
This range was checked against the official legal text. Last verified: 2026-10-19.
Statutory range
Art. 150 caput — violação de domicílio
- Imprisonment
- Detenção 1–3 months
- Fine
- Multa (alternative to detention)
Art. 150 §1 — at night, in a lonely place, with violence, with a weapon, or by 2+ persons
- Imprisonment
- Detenção 6 months–2 years
- Fine
- Multa
Plus the penalty for the violence. §2 revoked by Lei nº 13.869/2019.
Art. 151 caput — violação de correspondência
- Imprisonment
- Detenção 1–6 months
- Fine
- Multa (alternative to detention)
Art. 151 §2 — if damage to another results
- Imprisonment
- Range INCREASED by 1/2
- Fine
- —
Art. 151 §3 — abuse of postal / telegraphic / radio / telephone function
- Imprisonment
- Detenção 1–3 years
- Fine
- —
Art. 152 — violação de correspondência comercial
- Imprisonment
- Detenção 3 months–2 years
- Fine
- —
Art. 153 caput — divulgação de segredo
- Imprisonment
- Detenção 1–6 months
- Fine
- Multa (alternative to detention)
Old réis fine values in the text are superseded — shown as “multa” per CP general fine rules.
Art. 153 §1-A — disclosure of secret / reserved public-administration information
- Imprisonment
- Detenção 1–4 years
- Fine
- Multa
Art. 154 — violação do segredo profissional
- Imprisonment
- Detenção 3 months–1 year
- Fine
- Multa (alternative to detention)
Old réis fine values in the text are superseded — shown as “multa” per CP general fine rules.
Note on this entry
One category covering the CP privacy chapter (arts. 150–154). Invasão de dispositivo informático (art. 154-A) sits in the excluded cybercrime entry, not here.
Source
Not legal advice. This range is the statutory penalty as written in the law — it is
not “your sentence.” What is NOT accounted for here: Priors, complaint requirement for several articles, discretion, plea-type agreements. If you face a real
charge, consult a licensed lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction.