Parliament has approved new criminal justice rules. The rights of defense attorneys and their clients are strengthened. There will no longer be any seizure of WhatsApp messages, emails, social networks, or text messages between the defense attorney and the defendant if there is no reason to believe they are the body of the crime. If prosecutors and judicial police discover that communication is one of the prohibited activities, they will halt operations. Interceptions can only be published if the judge includes them in a measure and uses them during the trial. No copy of communications that are prohibited from publication will be provided unless requested by the party or counsel. The judicial police are responsible for determining what is pertinent, and it is prohibited to include expressions on sensitive personal data in the minutes that could identify individuals other than the parties. The prosecutor - in the request for arrest - supervises and the judge eliminates sensitive data from the wiretaps. The prosecution is prohibited from divulging the personal information of individuals other than the defendants and the injured parties, unless it is absolutely necessary.
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