The bill changes the Penal Code to make the punishments harsher for bodily harm, crimes against honor, threat and contempt of authority when committed against doctors and other health professionals while practicing their profession.
The bill changes the Penal Code to make the punishments harsher for bodily harm, crimes against honor, threat and contempt of authority when committed against doctors and other health professionals while practicing their profession.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Changes the Penal Code (Decree-Law No. 2.848/1940)
- Deals with bodily harm, crimes against honor, threat and contempt of authority
- Applies when the victim is a doctor or another health professional
- The crime must occur while practicing the profession
Official text (PL 2672/2025)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Altera o Decreto-Lei nº 2.848, de 7 de dezembro de 1940 - Código Penal, para tipificar de forma mais gravosa os crimes de lesão corporal, contra a honra, ameaça e desacato, quando cometidos contra médicos e demais profissionais da saúde no exercício de sua profissão.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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