The bill changes the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Military Code of Criminal Procedure to define what to do when the defense counsel abandons the case.
The bill changes the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Military Code of Criminal Procedure to define what to do when the defense counsel abandons the case. The official summary (ementa) does not detail which rules or consequences would be adopted.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Amends art. 265 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
- Amends art. 71 of the Military Code of Criminal Procedure
- Deals with the case of the defense counsel abandoning the case
Official text (PL 4727/2020)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Altera o art. 265 do Decreto-Lei nº 3.689, de 3 de outubro de 1941 (Código de Processo Penal), e o art. 71 do Decreto-Lei nº 1.002, de 21 de outubro de 1969 (Código de Processo Penal Militar), para disciplinar o caso de abandono do processo pelo defensor.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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