# Changes article 129 of the Penal Code to increase the penalty for bodily harm committed in a situation of domestic violence or on grounds of the victim's female sex, when it occurs in the physical…

- Bill: PL 9905/2018
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: December 6, 2023
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2170521/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=1647824 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

Changes article 129 of the Penal Code to increase the penalty for bodily harm committed in a situation of domestic violence or on grounds of the victim's female sex, when it occurs in the physical or virtual presence of a descendant or ascendant of the victim.

## Key points

- Changes article 129 of the Penal Code (bodily harm)
- Creates an increase in penalty for harm in domestic violence or on grounds of female sex
- Applies when the act occurs in the physical or virtual presence of a descendant or ascendant of the victim

## Votes

- December 6, 2023: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). The substitute text to Bill No. 9.905 of 2018, from the Committee on Social Security, Social Assistance, Children, Adolescents and Family, was approved.

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