A competência da Polícia Rodoviária Federal na lavratura de termos circunstanciados de ocorrência: análise jurídica e implicações práticas

Abstract

This work investigates the impacts and challenges of drafting the Occurrence Circumstantial Report (TCO) by the Federal Highway Police (PRF), a topic of increasing relevance for public security and the Brazilian legal system. The research is justified by the scarcity of detailed studies on the subject and the need to better understand this issue, considering its essential role in the efficiency of penal prosecution and public security assurance. The adopted methodology is based on bibliographic research of academic works, doctrines, and jurisprudence related to the topic. Throughout its three chapters, the study examines the constitutional role of the PRF, the Special Criminal Courts (JECrim), and the TCO, in addition to performing a legal analysis on the drafting of the TCO by the PRF and its practical implications. The results show that the recent attribution conferred to the PRF to draft the TCO is legal, according to the judgment thesis of the Federal Supreme Court (STF). The research also suggests the need for more detailed and comparative future studies to assist in decision-making and the development of more effective public policies.