# The bill defines zoophilia as a crime, treating it as a form of animal abuse.

- Bill: PL 1494/2021
- Subject: [Environment](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/meio-ambiente/)
- Latest vote: August 9, 2023
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2278901/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=1996317 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill defines zoophilia as a crime, treating it as a form of animal abuse. To do this, it changes two laws: Law No. 9.605 of 1998 and Law No. 7.960 of 1989. The official summary (ementa) does not detail the penalties or the rules provided for.

## Key points

- Defines zoophilia as a crime
- Zoophilia is treated as a form of abuse
- Amends Laws No. 9.605/1998 and No. 7.960/1989

## Votes

- August 9, 2023: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). The substitute text to Bill No. 1.494 of 2021, adopted by the rapporteur of the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, was approved.

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