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Article 1. The Council for the Control of Financial Activities - Coaf, a collective deliberation body with jurisdiction in the national territory, created by Law No. 9,613 of March 3, 1998 , part of the structure of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, with headquarters in Federal District has the purpose of disciplining, administering administrative penalties, receiving, examining and identifying suspicious occurrences of illicit activities provided for in said Law, without prejudice to the jurisdiction of other public bodies and entities.
Paragraph 1 - The Coaf may maintain decentralized centers, using the infrastructure of the regional units of the bodies to which the Directors belong, with a view to adequate coverage of the national territory.
Paragraph 2. The Coaf may conclude technical cooperation agreements and agreements with public entities or private entities, in order to carry out the duties provided for in Law No. 9,613 of 1998.
Single paragraph. The Executive Secretary and the Directors shall be appointed by the President of the Coaf and appointed by the Minister of State for Justice and Public Security.
XI - Comptroller General of the Union.
Single paragraph. The Councilors shall be appointed by the respective Ministers of State and appointed by the Minister of State for Justice and Public Security.
Art. 4 The Coaf Plenary will have the support of the Executive Secretariat, the Financial Intelligence Board and the Supervisory Board.
Art. 5 The office of President of the Coaf is of exclusive dedication, not admitting any accumulation, except those constitutionally allowed.
Paragraph 1 - The provisions of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of art. 6, as well as in art. 7th.
Paragraph 2. The President of the Coaf shall be appointed by the President of the Republic, by appointment of the Minister of State for Justice and Public Security.
Art. 6 The term of office of the Directors shall be three years, with a re-appointment.
V - violation of the provisions of art. 7th.
2 The member of the Plenary who is unjustifiably absent from three consecutive regular meetings or ten interim meetings shall automatically lose his term of office.
3 In the event of loss of office or resignation of Board member, a substitute shall be appointed, who shall serve a regular term, observing the provisions of thecaput .
Paragraph 4. The function of Director shall be exercised without prejudice to the regular attributions in the organs of origin.
IV - to provide or divulge information of a confidential nature, known or obtained as a result of the exercise of its functions, including to its organs of origin.
IX - delegate to the President of the Coal jurisdiction to judge the merits of administrative procedures sanctioning the infractions provided for in item IV of the caput of art. 10 and item III of the caput of art. 11 of Law 9,613 of 1998 .
VIII - invite representatives of public or private bodies or entities to participate in meetings, without voting rights, observing the guest's reservation of information of a restricted and confidential nature.
XIV - to ensure, together with the other officers and servants, the institutional image of Coaf.
VIII - perform other duties committed by the Plenary or by the President.
VIII - requesting information and documents from the persons referred to in art. 9 of Law 9,613 of 1998 .
IX - to request information and documents from the obligated persons listed in art. 9 of Law 9,613 of 1998 .
V - perform other duties committed by the Plenary or the President.
VII - ensure, together with the President and other servants, the institutional image of Coaf.
Art. 15. The Central Bank of Brazil, the Securities Commission, the Superintendency of Private Insurance, the Federal Police Department, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency and other public bodies and entities with powers to supervise and regulate the persons treat the art. 10 and art. 11 of Law No. 9.613 of 1998 , will provide the information and collaboration necessary to fulfill the duties of the Coaf.
1 The exchange of confidential information between the Coaf and the bodies mentioned in thecaput implies transfer of responsibility for the preservation of confidentiality.
Paragraph 2. The bodies referred to in the caput shall establish mechanisms for the compatibility of their data systems in order to facilitate the exchange of electronic information.
Art. 16. The Coaf may share information with relevant authorities of other countries and international organizations, based on reciprocity or agreements.
Art. 17. Received the request for information regarding the criminal infractions foreseen in art. 1 of Law No. 9,613 of 1998 , from a competent authority or body of another country, the Coaf shall respond to the request or refer it, if necessary, to the competent bodies, so that appropriate measures may be taken to comply with the request.
Art. 18. The sanctioning administrative process constitutes a supervisory instrument and will be instituted in cases where there are verified indications of the occurrence of administrative infractions foreseen in Law No. 9,613 of 1998 , observing the principles of legality, purpose, motivation , reasonableness, proportionality, morality, ample defense, adversarial proceedings, legal certainty, public interest and efficiency, among others.
Single paragraph. The Central Bank of Brazil, the Securities Commission, the Superintendency of Private Insurance and other public bodies or entities responsible for applying administrative penalties provided for in art. 12 of Law No. 9,613 of 1998 , shall observe their procedures and, where applicable, the provisions of these Bylaws.
Art. 19. The Coaf may conduct preliminary inquiries, in a reserved capacity.
Art. 20. Upon completion of the preliminary investigations, the Coaf, through the Supervisory Board, shall propose the establishment of the administrative sanctioning process or determine its closure and, in this case, submit the decision to the superior review.
Article 21. The sanctioning administrative process shall be instituted within thirty working days, counted from the date of knowledge of the infraction, of the receipt of the communications referred to in item II of the caput of art. 11 of Law 9,613 of 1998 , or the knowledge of the conclusions of the preliminary investigations, by a reasoned act of the Director of Supervision of Coaf.
Article 22. The accused will be summoned to present a defense within a period of fifteen days, counting from the date of receipt of the summons, and must present the evidence of his interest, being able to present new documents at any time, before the conclusion of the procedural instruction .
Paragraph 1 - The summons shall contain the entire content of the act of initiating the administrative sanctioning process.
Paragraph 2. The summons of the accused shall be made by post or other electronic form of communication, with notice of receipt, or, if the summons by these forms is not successful, by a notice published only once in the Official Gazette of the Union, counting the deadline referred to in the main section of the date of receipt of the subpoena or the publication of the notice, as applicable.
Paragraph 3. The defendant may monitor the administrative process in person or by electronic means, in person or by his / her legal representative, in the event of being a legal entity, or by a legally qualified lawyer, ensuring broad access to the process.
Art. 23. It will be considered revealed the accused who, after summons, does not present defense within the deadline referred to in art. 22, incurring in confession as to the matter of fact, against him running the other deadlines, regardless of new subpoena.
Single paragraph. The revel can intervene in the process, at any stage, without the right to repeat the act already practiced.
Art. 24. Once the deadline for the presentation of the defense has been reached, the authority responsible for conducting the proceedings may determine the execution of the proceedings and the production of evidence of interest in the proceeding, with the possibility of requesting new information from the accused, clarifications or documents, to be submitted within the period fixed by the requesting authority, maintaining the legal secrecy, when applicable.
Article 25. The decision shall be rendered within sixty days, counted from the date of completion of the instruction.
Article 26. The Coaf and the public bodies and entities responsible for applying the administrative penalties provided for in Law No. 9,613 of 1998 will monitor compliance with its decisions.
1 In case of non-compliance with the decision, in whole or in part, the fact shall be communicated to the competent authority, which shall determine measures for judicial enforcement.
Paragraph 2 - The Coaf shall be represented by the Union Attorney.
Article 27. Decisions of the Coaf Plenary shall be appealed to the Appeals Council of the National Financial System.
Art. 28 Act of the Minister of State for Justice and Public Security shall provide for the supplementary rules for the regulation of administrative sanctioning in Coaf, in compliance with the provisions of Law No. 9.613 of 1998 .
Article 29. The expenses with the operation of the Coaf will be at the expense of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
Art. 30. The Advocate-General of the Union shall appoint a member of the Union's Advocacy General, who shall act jointly with the Coaf.
Art. 31. The organization and functioning of the Coaf, the competencies of the units and the attributions of the leaders shall be established in Internal Rules, approved by an act of the Minister of State for Justice and Public Security.

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 art. 6
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Art. 6
 art. 7
 art. 10
 art. 11
 art. 9
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Art. 15
 art. 10
 art. 11

Art. 16

Art. 17
 art. 1

Art. 18
 art. 12

Art. 19

Art. 20
 art. 11

Art. 23
 art. 22

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Art. 28

Art. 30

Art. 31