Comissões parlamentares de inquérito: poderes e limites de atuação

Abstract

Presenting a vision of principles of the law, that rebuilds the role of the Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry (PCI). The method used consisted in an exhaustive textual research of works about the subject and the pertinent legislation. It explores the historic development of PCI, your dogmatic aspects in constitutional theory and the permanent relationship between the theory and the practice of your actuation. It concludes that the powers of investigation gave to the prerogatives of Legislative reaches your real objectives, in name of the collectivity.