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Question 1Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que a concordância verbal está correta conforme a norma-padrão.

  1. Existem suspeitas de fraude no inquérito. Correct answer.
  2. Houveram várias diligências naquela semana.
  3. Tratam-se de provas obtidas irregularmente.
  4. Fazem dois anos que o delegado assumiu a unidade.

Explanation

O verbo existir é pessoal e concorda com o sujeito, por isso 'existem suspeitas' está correto. Já 'fazer' indicando tempo e 'haver' no sentido de existir são impessoais e ficam na terceira pessoa do singular. O verbo 'tratar-se' com a partícula se também é impessoal e não vai ao plural.

Question 2Portuguese Language

Na frase 'O escrivão entregou o relatório ao delegado', o termo 'ao delegado' exerce a função de:

  1. objeto indireto Correct answer.
  2. objeto direto
  3. complemento nominal
  4. adjunto adnominal

Explanation

O termo introduzido pela preposição a completa o sentido do verbo transitivo indireto entregar algo a alguém, configurando objeto indireto. O objeto direto é 'o relatório', que completa o verbo sem preposição obrigatória. Complemento nominal e adjunto adnominal ligam-se a nomes, não a verbos.

Question 3Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que todas as palavras estão grafadas corretamente.

  1. previlégio, beneficiente, reinvindicação
  2. previlégio, beneficente, reinvindicação
  3. privilégio, beneficiente, reivindicação
  4. privilégio, beneficente, reivindicação Correct answer.

Explanation

As formas corretas são 'privilégio', com i depois do p, 'beneficente', sem o i após o c, e 'reivindicação', sem a letra n. Essas grafias derivam da etimologia e da tradição do idioma, não da pronúncia corrente.

Question 4Portuguese Language

Em 'Ele estudou muito, portanto foi aprovado', a conjunção destacada estabelece relação de:

  1. finalidade
  2. condição
  3. conclusão Correct answer.
  4. adversidade

Explanation

A conjunção 'portanto' é conclusiva, pois liga um efeito que decorre logicamente da oração anterior. As adversativas indicam oposição, como 'mas'. As condicionais expressam hipótese, como 'se', e as finais indicam propósito, como 'para que'.

Question 5Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que o uso da crase está correto.

  1. Cheguei à Brasília ontem.
  2. Assisti à o filme na sala.
  3. Entreguei o laudo à ela.
  4. Refiro-me àquele inquérito arquivado. Correct answer.

Explanation

Ocorre crase na fusão da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo aquele, formando 'àquele'. Diante de pronomes pessoais, como ela, não há crase. Antes de cidade que não admite artigo e antes de artigo masculino também não se usa o acento grave.

Question 6Portuguese Language

Na oração 'Roubaram a motocicleta do delegado', o sujeito é:

  1. composto
  2. inexistente
  3. indeterminado Correct answer.
  4. simples e oculto

Explanation

O verbo está na terceira pessoa do plural sem sujeito expresso no contexto, o que caracteriza sujeito indeterminado. Não se trata de sujeito oculto, pois este pode ser identificado por desinência ou contexto. Sujeito inexistente ocorre com verbos como haver e fazer impessoais.

Question 7Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que o emprego do pronome relativo está correto.

  1. A prova a que me refiro foi anexada. Correct answer.
  2. A lei que todos obedecem é antiga.
  3. O delegado cujo o filho é advogado chegou.
  4. O suspeito quem prenderam confessou.

Explanation

O pronome relativo 'que' retoma 'a prova' e é regido pela preposição exigida pelo verbo referir-se, resultando em 'a que me refiro'. O pronome 'cujo' não admite artigo posterior. O verbo obedecer exige a preposição a, que deve anteceder o relativo.

Question 8Portuguese Language

Em 'Se o réu tivesse colaborado, o processo teria sido mais rápido', as formas verbais expressam:

  1. ordem do juiz
  2. fato real no presente
  3. hipótese não realizada no passado Correct answer.
  4. ação habitual

Explanation

A combinação de pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto do subjuntivo com futuro do pretérito composto indica hipótese contrária ao que ocorreu. É a chamada condicional irreal, típica de períodos condicionais. Não se trata de fato real nem de ação habitual.

Question 9Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que a regência verbal está de acordo com a norma-padrão.

  1. O delegado assistiu o interrogatório.
  2. O escrivão implicou-se com os colegas.
  3. O policial visou o passaporte do suspeito. Correct answer.
  4. O agente obedeceu o mandado judicial.

Explanation

O verbo visar, no sentido de pôr visto ou mirar, é transitivo direto, dispensando preposição. Já assistir no sentido de presenciar e obedecer exigem a preposição a. O verbo implicar com alguém, no sentido de antipatizar, pede a preposição com.

Question 10Portuguese Language

Em 'A autoridade policial, que conduzia as investigações, determinou novas diligências', a oração entre vírgulas é:

  1. restritiva
  2. explicativa Correct answer.
  3. substantiva apositiva
  4. adverbial causal

Explanation

A oração adjetiva entre vírgulas é explicativa, pois acrescenta informação sobre o antecedente já identificado. As restritivas delimitam o sentido do antecedente e não se separam por vírgula. As adverbiais causais e as substantivas apositivas têm estruturas e funções distintas.

Question 11Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que o sinal de pontuação está empregado corretamente.

  1. O suspeito disse que: nada sabia.
  2. O suspeito disse que nada sabia. Correct answer.
  3. O suspeito, disse que nada sabia.
  4. O suspeito disse: que nada sabia.

Explanation

A oração subordinada substantiva objetiva direta integra o período sem dois-pontos, pois não se trata de fala destacada. Os dois-pontos introduzem enumeração, explicação ou citação, não uma oração integrante. A vírgula entre sujeito e verbo é vedada.

Question 12Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que há coesão referencial por elipse.

  1. O perito chegou cedo e examinou o local. Correct answer.
  2. O perito, que é experiente, examinou o local.
  3. O perito chegou; contudo, o local estava isolado.
  4. O perito chegou e o perito examinou o local.

Explanation

Na segunda oração, o sujeito 'o perito' é omitido porque pode ser recuperado pelo contexto, o que configura elipse. A repetição do termo é coesão lexical por reiteração, e o conectivo 'contudo' marca coesão sequencial. A oração adjetiva é mecanismo de referenciação pronominal relativa.

Question 13Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que o verbo está corretamente flexionado no pretérito perfeito do indicativo.

  1. Ele veio ao interrogatório ontem. Correct answer.
  2. Quando ele vir ao interrogatório, avise-me.
  3. Se ele vier ao interrogatório, avise-me.
  4. Ele vêm ao interrogatório hoje.

Explanation

A forma 'veio' é a primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo vir. As formas 'vir' e 'vier' pertencem ao futuro do subjuntivo e ao infinitivo. A forma 'vêm' está no presente e no plural, inadequada ao contexto.

Question 14Portuguese Language

Em 'O inquérito foi concluído pela equipe', a voz verbal é:

  1. ativa
  2. passiva sintética
  3. passiva analítica Correct answer.
  4. reflexiva

Explanation

A voz passiva analítica é formada pelo verbo auxiliar ser mais o particípio do verbo principal, com o agente introduzido por preposição. A passiva sintética usaria o pronome se com verbo na terceira pessoa. A voz ativa teria o agente como sujeito.

Question 15Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que todas as palavras são acentuadas pela mesma regra.

  1. hífen, álbum, órfão
  2. polícia, perícia, ciência
  3. sofá, café, você Correct answer.
  4. delegado, inquérito, polícia

Explanation

As palavras 'sofá', 'café' e 'você' são oxítonas terminadas em a e e, por isso recebem acento. O grupo 'polícia, perícia, ciência' reúne paroxítonas terminadas em ditongo. Já 'hífen, álbum, órfão' inclui paroxítonas com terminações diferentes.

Question 16Portuguese Language

Considere 'O delegado afirmou que o suspeito fugiu'. A oração subordinada destacada classifica-se como:

  1. adverbial conformativa
  2. substantiva subjetiva
  3. adjetiva restritiva
  4. substantiva objetiva direta Correct answer.

Explanation

A oração introduzida por 'que' completa o sentido do verbo afirmar, transitivo direto, funcionando como objeto direto. Não modifica substantivo, o que afastaria a adjetiva. Também não expressa circunstância nem exerce função de sujeito.

Question 17Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta erro de concordância nominal.

  1. É proibida a entrada de pessoas estranhas.
  2. Foram enviados bastantes documentos ao juiz. Correct answer.
  3. Seguem anexas as fotografias do local.
  4. Os policiais estavam bastante atentos.

Explanation

O vocábulo 'bastante' no sentido de suficientemente é advérbio e permanece invariável, por isso 'bastante documentos' seria a forma correta. Quando equivale a muito, funciona como pronome adjetivo e varia. As demais construções seguem a norma-padrão.

Question 18Portuguese Language

Em 'Não se ouviu nenhum tiro durante a diligência', a partícula se classifica-se como:

  1. partícula expletiva
  2. pronome apassivador Correct answer.
  3. índice de indeterminação do sujeito
  4. pronome reflexivo

Explanation

Com verbo transitivo direto acompanhado de objeto direto expresso, o se é pronome apassivador, formando voz passiva sintética. A indeterminação do sujeito ocorre com verbos transitivos indiretos ou intransitivos. O valor reflexivo exigiria ação do sujeito sobre si mesmo.

Question 19Portuguese Language

Assinale a alternativa em que o emprego da vírgula é obrigatório para preservar o sentido restritivo.

  1. Os policiais que agiram com cautela foram elogiados. Correct answer.
  2. Os policiais, que agiram com cautela, foram elogiados.
  3. Os policiais agiram com cautela, e foram elogiados.
  4. Os policiais, agiram com cautela e foram elogiados.

Explanation

A ausência de vírgulas na oração adjetiva restringe o sentido, indicando apenas o subgrupo de policiais que agiu com cautela. Com vírgulas, a oração passa a explicar todo o grupo. A vírgula entre sujeito e verbo é inadequada.

Question 20Portuguese Language

Considere o período 'Ainda que houvesse provas, o juiz absolveu o réu'. A oração destacada expressa:

  1. comparação
  2. concessão Correct answer.
  3. causa
  4. consequência

Explanation

A locução 'ainda que' introduz oração subordinada adverbial concessiva, pois admite um fato contrário à conclusão da principal. A causa seria marcada por 'porque'; a consequência, por 'de modo que'; a comparação, por 'como'.

Question 21Criminal Law

Under the Brazilian Penal Code, which theory justifies the application of the law to a crime committed abroad when the result occurs in Brazil?

  1. Theory of ubiquity Correct answer.
  2. Theory of real defense
  3. Theory of territoriality
  4. Theory of universal justice

Explanation

Brazilian law adopts the theory of ubiquity, so the place of the crime is both where the conduct occurred and where the result was produced. Therefore a crime initiated abroad whose result occurs in Brazil is subject to Brazilian jurisdiction under article 6 of the Penal Code.

Question 22Criminal Law

A man is convicted of theft and later commits a new theft. Under the Penal Code, when does the period of prescription for the first crime begin to run?

  1. From the date the sentence becomes final
  2. From the date the investigation was opened
  3. From the date of the final and unappealable decision
  4. From the date the crime was committed Correct answer.

Explanation

The statute of limitations generally begins to run from the day the crime was committed, as stated in article 111 of the Penal Code. Exceptionally, it runs from the date the sentence becomes final for the execution of the penalty.

Question 23Criminal Law

Which element distinguishes attempted crime from mere preparatory acts under the Brazilian Penal Code?

  1. The beginning of execution of the crime Correct answer.
  2. The amount of damage caused
  3. The existence of a prior criminal plan
  4. The agent's subjective intent alone

Explanation

Attempted crime requires that the agent begin the execution of the crime and that the result does not occur for reasons beyond his control. Mere preparatory acts are not punishable unless the law expressly provides otherwise.

Question 24Criminal Law

A person commits a crime against life and, before the victim dies, repents and takes her to a hospital where she is saved. How is this conduct classified?

  1. Impossible homicide
  2. Attempted homicide with voluntary desistance Correct answer.
  3. Attempted homicide with ineffective repentance
  4. Completed homicide

Explanation

Voluntary desistance occurs when the agent, during execution, voluntarily prevents the result, and he responds only for the acts already performed. If the result is avoided by his own voluntary action, the crime is not consummated.

Question 25Criminal Law

Which of the following constitutes a crime against the economic order punishable under Brazilian criminal law?

  1. Practicing usury in a loan agreement
  2. Forming a cartel to fix prices Correct answer.
  3. Issuing a bad check
  4. Committing simple theft

Explanation

Cartel formation is a crime against the economic order under Law 8.137/1990, which protects free competition and the consumer. It involves agreement among competitors to fix prices or divide markets.

Question 26Criminal Law

A public official demands money from a citizen to perform an act that is part of his ordinary duties. Which crime does he commit?

  1. Prevarication
  2. Embezzlement
  3. Extortion
  4. Passive corruption Correct answer.

Explanation

Passive corruption occurs when the official solicits or receives an undue advantage in connection with his function, even if the act is lawful. Extortion, by contrast, involves violence or serious threat.

Question 27Criminal Law

In the context of environmental criminal law, which rule applies to the criminal liability of a legal entity?

  1. Legal entities are liable only for administrative offenses
  2. Legal entities can be criminally liable alongside the individuals involved Correct answer.
  3. Legal entities cannot be held criminally liable
  4. Legal entities are liable only civilly

Explanation

Brazilian environmental law, under Law 9.605/1998, allows criminal liability of legal entities, which can be held responsible together with the natural persons who acted on their behalf. This does not exclude individual liability.

Question 28Criminal Law

Which principle requires that the criminal law be clear and precise so that citizens can understand what conduct is prohibited?

  1. Principle of legality Correct answer.
  2. Principle of proportionality
  3. Principle of insignificance
  4. Principle of culpability

Explanation

The principle of legality, in its aspect of taxatividade, requires that criminal norms be clear and precise. It prevents vague provisions that fail to inform citizens about prohibited conduct.

Question 29Criminal Law

A person commits a crime of bodily injury against a family member in the domestic context. Under the Maria da Penha Law, which consequence applies?

  1. The crime is subject to the ordinary rules without aggravation
  2. The penalty is aggravated Correct answer.
  3. The penalty is reduced
  4. The crime is considered of lesser offensive potential

Explanation

The Maria da Penha Law establishes aggravating circumstances for crimes committed against women in the domestic context, including bodily injury. The penalty is increased due to the vulnerability of the victim.

Question 30Criminal Law

Which of the following is a requirement for the recognition of self-defense as a ground for excluding unlawfulness?

  1. The agent's subjective fear alone
  2. Prior provocation by the victim
  3. Use of the means necessary to repel the aggression Correct answer.
  4. Excessive force to intimidate the aggressor

Explanation

Self-defense requires a current or imminent unjust aggression and the use of means necessary to repel it, with moderation. Excessive force removes the exclusion or reduces it to excess.

Question 31Criminal Law

A person, intending to kill, uses a firearm but the victim survives due to poor aim. How is the conduct classified?

  1. Culpable homicide
  2. Attempted homicide Correct answer.
  3. Completed homicide
  4. Bodily injury

Explanation

When the agent begins execution with intent to kill but the result does not occur for reasons beyond his control, the crime is attempted homicide. Poor aim is a circumstance that prevents consummation.

Question 32Criminal Law

Which crime is characterized by the agent's act of obtaining an undue advantage by means of violence or grave threat against a public official?

  1. Embezzlement
  2. Simple extortion
  3. Passive corruption
  4. Extortion through violence Correct answer.

Explanation

Extortion through violence or grave threat occurs when the agent forces the victim to do or tolerate something, obtaining an undue advantage. It differs from passive corruption, which involves an official receiving a benefit.

Question 33Criminal Law

Which of the following is an example of a crime against public faith?

  1. Battery
  2. Falsification of a public document Correct answer.
  3. Illegal possession of a firearm
  4. Simple theft

Explanation

Crimes against public faith involve falsification of documents, currency, or seals, undermining trust in public records. Falsification of a public document is a classic example.

Question 34Criminal Law

A person who, knowing that a crime was committed, helps the offender to destroy evidence to avoid investigation commits which crime?

  1. Receptação
  2. Favorecimento pessoal
  3. Favorecimento real Correct answer.
  4. Falso testemunho

Explanation

Favorecimento real occurs when the agent helps the offender to make the crime's product or evidence disappear. Favorecimento pessoal, by contrast, involves helping the offender to evade the authorities.

Question 35Criminal Law

According to the Penal Code, when does the crime of embezzlement by a public official occur?

  1. When the official appropriates public money or property in his possession Correct answer.
  2. When the official demands an undue advantage
  3. When the official discloses confidential information
  4. When the official delays an official act

Explanation

Embezzlement occurs when a public official appropriates money or property that he holds in custody due to his function. The appropriation must be of public assets in his possession.

Question 36Criminal Law

Which principle of criminal law states that a person can only be punished for conduct that was defined as a crime before the act was committed?

  1. Principle of personality
  2. Principle of territoriality
  3. Principle of anteriority Correct answer.
  4. Principle of insignificance

Explanation

The principle of anteriority, derived from legality, requires that the criminal law be prior to the conduct. No one can be punished for an act that was not a crime at the time it was committed.

Question 37Criminal Law

A person commits a crime of damage to public property during a demonstration. Which classification best applies?

  1. Crime against public faith
  2. Crime against public peace
  3. Crime against public property Correct answer.
  4. Crime against public administration

Explanation

Damage to public property is classified as a crime against public property, protected under the Penal Code's title on crimes against public property. It differs from crimes against public administration, which involve official conduct.

Question 38Criminal Law

Which of the following is an element required for the crime of reception (receptação)?

  1. The agent must be a public official
  2. The agent must have participated in the original crime
  3. The object must be of great value
  4. The agent must know that the object is a product of a crime Correct answer.

Explanation

Reception requires that the agent acquire or receive, in any way, an object that he knows to be the product of a crime. Knowledge of the illicit origin is essential.

Question 39Criminal Law

A person who, in a single act, commits two crimes against different victims, without a previous plan, is subject to which rule?

  1. Crime continuado
  2. Concurso material
  3. Concurso aparente de normas
  4. Concurso formal Correct answer.

Explanation

Concurso formal occurs when the agent, through a single act or omission, commits two or more crimes. The penalties are cumulated, with a limit established by law.

Question 40Criminal Law

Which rule applies to the time of the crime for purposes of the applicable criminal law?

  1. The time of the investigation
  2. The time of the trial
  3. The time of the result
  4. The time of the conduct Correct answer.

Explanation

The Penal Code adopts the theory of activity, considering the time of the crime to be the moment of the conduct, even if the result occurs later. This rule determines the applicable law.

Question 41Criminal Law

Which of the following conducts constitutes the crime of prevarication?

  1. Disclosing a secret
  2. Appropriating public funds
  3. Delaying or failing to perform an official act to satisfy personal interest Correct answer.
  4. Receiving an undue advantage

Explanation

Prevarication occurs when a public official delays or fails to perform an official act, or performs it contrary to the law, to satisfy personal interest. It requires the intent to benefit oneself or another.

Question 42Criminal Law

A person commits a crime of illegal possession of a firearm. Under the Disarmament Statute, which element is essential?

  1. The agent must have a criminal record
  2. The weapon must be loaded
  3. The agent must be a public official
  4. The firearm must be of restricted use Correct answer.

Explanation

The Disarmament Statute distinguishes between firearms of permitted use and restricted use, with different penalties. Illegal possession of a restricted-use firearm is subject to a more severe penalty.

Question 43Criminal Law

Which of the following is a characteristic of the crime of money laundering under Brazilian law?

  1. The crime is not punishable when the underlying offense is unknown
  2. The crime can only be committed by financial institutions
  3. The crime requires prior knowledge of the underlying offense Correct answer.
  4. The crime requires the use of cash

Explanation

Money laundering requires that the agent knows that the assets originate from a crime, even if the underlying offense is not identified in detail. The law punishes the concealment of illicit assets.

Question 44Criminal Law

In the context of crimes against sexual dignity, which rule applies to the crime of rape under the Penal Code?

  1. It requires the victim to be a minor
  2. It is a crime of lesser offensive potential
  3. It only applies to women
  4. It requires the use of violence or serious threat Correct answer.

Explanation

Rape under the Penal Code requires the use of violence or serious threat to compel the victim to engage in sexual intercourse. The crime is classified as heinous.

Question 45Criminal Procedure Law

Under the Brazilian Code of Criminal Procedure, who is responsible for initiating a criminal investigation (inquérito policial) into a crime subject to public unconditional prosecution?

  1. The victim, through a private complaint
  2. The police authority, acting ex officio Correct answer.
  3. The defense attorney, upon request
  4. The judge, by reasoned order

Explanation

For crimes of public unconditional prosecution, the police investigation is initiated ex officio by the police authority, since the action is public and does not depend on the victim's will. The delegado determines the opening through a formal portaria, and no judicial authorization is required for the inquiry itself.

Question 46Criminal Procedure Law

A delegado receives a denunciation (notitia criminis) of a public unconditional crime but decides not to open an investigation. What must the police authority do?

  1. Communicate the reasons to the competent judicial authority or to the Public Prosecutor's Office, as applicable Correct answer.
  2. Forward it to the defense for approval
  3. Immediately archive the case permanently
  4. File the matter without any record

Explanation

When the police authority declines to open an inquiry, it must inform the judicial authority or the Public Prosecutor's Office, giving the reasons, so the decision can be reviewed. This ensures the legality and transparency of police activity.

Question 47Criminal Procedure Law

Regarding the duration of a police investigation into a person who is under arrest in flagrante delito, the Code of Criminal Procedure establishes which rule?

  1. The inquiry must be concluded within 5 days Correct answer.
  2. The inquiry has no time limit
  3. The inquiry must be concluded within 90 days
  4. The inquiry must be concluded within 30 days, extendable by the judge

Explanation

When the investigated person is under arrest, the police inquiry must generally be concluded within five days, counted from the execution of the arrest. If the person is at liberty, the usual period is thirty days, extendable by judicial authorization.

Question 48Criminal Procedure Law

In a police inquiry, the investigated person's right to silence means that the delegado must:

  1. Prevent the investigated person from consulting an attorney
  2. Compel the investigated person to sign a confession
  3. Inform the investigated person of that right and refrain from treating silence as an admission of guilt Correct answer.
  4. Treat silence as full proof of authorship

Explanation

The investigated person has the constitutional right to remain silent, and the police authority must inform them of this right. Silence cannot be interpreted to the investigated person's detriment nor treated as a confession.

Question 49Criminal Procedure Law

The 'auto de prisão em flagrante' must be forwarded to the competent judge within what period, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?

  1. Within 24 hours Correct answer.
  2. Within 72 hours
  3. Within 5 days
  4. Within 48 hours

Explanation

After the arrest in flagrante is formalized, the police authority must send the respective auto to the competent judge within twenty-four hours. The arrested person's family and the Public Defender's Office must also be informed.

Question 50Criminal Procedure Law

Which of the following is a characteristic of the police inquiry (inquérito policial)?

  1. It is a jurisdictional act performed by the judge
  2. It is a public action filed by the victim
  3. It is a contradictory proceeding requiring full defense
  4. It is an inquisitorial, written, and dispensable proceeding Correct answer.

Explanation

The police inquiry is an administrative, inquisitorial, written, and dispensable proceeding aimed at gathering evidence for the criminal action. It is not a jurisdictional act and does not require the full contradictory of the trial phase.