The Order of Attorneys of Brazil (National Bar Association of Brazil) (

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: ''Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil'') is the

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ian Bar Association, founded in 1930. It is an organization of lawyers and responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in the country. Its national

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. The OAB has 1,065,304 lawyers (2018).. This number rose to 1,211,309 as of early 2021. Its early origins are found on a private institution founded in 1843. Graduates in

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who wish to act on behalf of clients before a Court of Law must

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at the Order of Attorneys of Brazil. Only those who are duly registered can provide legal consultation and appear before the Court. It is an organization independent from the

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, but it has some public powers, which include disciplinary action over its members. The Federal Constitution of Brazil considered advocacy an essential activity for the maintenance of justice, and Art. 133 provides that "The lawyer is indispensable to the administration of justice and is inviolable for his acts or manifestations in the exercise of his profession, within the limits of the law." Furthermore, the institution has sui generis qualities, since it is not linked to any control by the government, nor by the courts of auditors, as understood by the Supreme Federal Court externalized in 2006.

Bar examination

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occurs nationally in March, August and December. These examinations are unified and organized by the Order of Attorneys of Brazil. After 5 years in law school, Bachelors of Laws take the Bar exam that consists of 2 phases: the

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test, without further requirements. The Constitution of Brazil sets restrictions on the professional practice of law embodied in the fulfillment of the

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s and qualifications they require, which may include, in addition to graduation formal submission of the applicant in the proficiency tests. The Bar exam is pursuant to Law No. 8906 of July 4th, 1994.Brazilian Bar Examination - French and Italian Bar Examinations

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