Statute of Limitations on the State’s Power to Prosecute (*Prescrição da Pretensão Punitiva*)
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The loss of the State’s power to punish because time has run out before the conviction becomes final, with the limitation period calculated from the maximum prison sentence provided by law for the crime.
Legal reference: Brazilian Criminal Code (*Código Penal*), arts. 109.