Until November 2011, there was no specific law that punished fraud in public competitions. This made it difficult to frame fraudsters in any specific article of the Penal Code, causing them to escape Justice more easily. However, with the enactment of Law 12.550/11, it is considered a crime to improperly use or disclose confidential content of a public competition, with a penalty of imprisonment of 12 to 48 months (1 to 4 years). If this crime is committed by a public official, the penalty will increase by $\frac{1}{3}$. If a public official is convicted of defrauding a public competition, his imprisonment sentence may vary from (A) 4 to 16 months. (B) 16 to 52 months. (C) 16 to 64 months. (D) 24 to 60 months. (E) 28 to 64 months.
Until November 2011, there was no specific law that punished fraud in public competitions. This made it difficult to frame fraudsters in any specific article of the Penal Code, causing them to escape Justice more easily. However, with the enactment of Law 12.550/11, it is considered a crime to improperly use or disclose confidential content of a public competition, with a penalty of imprisonment of 12 to 48 months (1 to 4 years). If this crime is committed by a public official, the penalty will increase by $\frac{1}{3}$.
If a public official is convicted of defrauding a public competition, his imprisonment sentence may vary from
(A) 4 to 16 months.
(B) 16 to 52 months.
(C) 16 to 64 months.
(D) 24 to 60 months.
(E) 28 to 64 months.