# The bill changes the Penal Code to provide for "gerontocide" (killing of an elderly person) as a circumstance that makes homicide aggravated, that is, treated more severely.

- Bill: PL 7769/2017
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: December 12, 2024
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2139944/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=1565182 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill changes the Penal Code to provide for "gerontocide" (killing of an elderly person) as a circumstance that makes homicide aggravated, that is, treated more severely. It also includes this crime on the list of heinous crimes, which have stricter rules in the law.

## Key points

- Changes art. 121 of the Penal Code, which deals with homicide
- Provides for gerontocide as an aggravating factor of homicide
- Changes Law 8.072/1990 to include gerontocide among heinous crimes

## Votes

- December 12, 2024: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). The global substitute sub-amendment to Bill No. 7.769 of 2017, adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship, was approved.

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