The bill changes the Military Penal Code so that crimes of domestic and family violence against women, committed by an active-duty military member against another active-duty military member, are not tried by the Military Justice system.
The bill changes the Military Penal Code so that crimes of domestic and family violence against women, committed by an active-duty military member against another active-duty military member, are not tried by the Military Justice system. Trial passes to the ordinary courts.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Amends the Military Penal Code (Decree-Law No. 1.001/1969)
- Removes crimes involving domestic and family violence from the Military Justice system
- Applies when the offender is an active-duty military member and the victim is also an active-duty military member
- Jurisdiction to try these cases passes to the ordinary courts
Official text (PL 2117/2021)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Altera o Decreto-Lei nº 1.001, de 21 de outubro de 1969 (Código Penal Militar), a fim de atribuir à justiça comum a competência para o julgamento de crimes que envolvam violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher, quando praticados por militar da ativa contra militar na mesma situação. NOVA EMENTA: Altera a alínea a do inciso II do caput do art. 9º do Decreto-Lei nº 1.001, de 21 de outubro de 1969 (Código Penal Militar), para afastar da competência da Justiça Militar os crimes cometidos com violência doméstica e familiar, quando praticados por militar da ativa contra militar na mesma situação.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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