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September 10, 2025ClinicsOpen Access

Preserving medical confidentiality in Brazilian criminal investigation cases: a narrative review of the principles of bioethics

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HZHenrique Martin ZarpellonFBFabiano BianchiHOHenderson Fürst De Oliveira

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Overview

Narrative review explores bioethical principles and legal challenges of maintaining confidentiality in criminal investigations in Brazil, highlighting impacts on patient care.

Key Points

  • Medical confidentiality is a key element in maintaining patient trust, and its breach can have serious ethical implications.
  • The study identifies that while exceptional circumstances might warrant breaching confidentiality, it should remain the expected standard.
  • Brazilian legal norms and bioethical principles highlight the delicate balance between patient privacy and the duty to report in criminal cases.
  • International perspectives provide additional context for Brazil's handling of confidentiality issues in healthcare and criminal justice.

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Zarpellon et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c242e0b210217d647a474chttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinsp.2025.100740
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