# 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.

- Bill: PL 4727/2020
- Subject: [Public Safety](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/seguranca-publica/)
- Latest vote: November 7, 2023
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2318211/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2149893 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

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

- 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

## Votes

- November 7, 2023: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). Global substitute sub-amendment to Bill No. 4.727 of 2020 approved, as adopted by the rapporteur of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship.

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