Author:

Igor Rodrigues Costa

Abstract:

The National Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office was created by Constitutional Amendment 45 of 2004. In 2025, the institution will complete 20 years of existence, and it is not possible to find many studies about it. The central research question is: what is the contribution of law, as an area of knowledge, to judicial studies, using the CNMP as an object? The initial hypothesis is that the literature on the CNMP from the legal field is scarce due to the lack of interest among legal researchers in building scientific knowledge about their own institutional environments. The study uses a systematic literature review as a method to explore this question. The main findings were: i) the CNMP seeks to legitimize itself before the population through its composition; ii) there is a lack of transparency in its actions; iii) the body acts as an internal control, reinforcing the independence of the Public Prosecutor’s Office; iv) there has been an expansion of the CNMP’s normative power; and v) there is a deficit of accountability in its practices. The conclusion is that the CNMP faces significant challenges in terms of transparency and accountability, limited by its composition and the low level of critical research into its role. Its normative power is directed at strengthening the Public Prosecutor’s Office internally, with little emphasis on external control. The scarcity of multidisciplinary studies and the dogmatic focus of jurists hinder an in-depth analysis that is necessary for more efficient action and commitment to social demands.